Prepping the Piano for the Tuner - slightly OT

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi Keith,
I guess that I need to explain further.
It is the pin that bothers me!
Several different piano makers solve the hinge problem by making a hinge
thet allows the removal of the lid by sliding the lid off two short stubs
I do not like to move any upright due to the different stress on the Frame
when it is returned to where it will stand.
One client  has the long hinge with no removable rod at all!
We usually drag out the broom from the kitchen closet and use it to prop up
the lid. This works well but eye brows go up slightly when viewing such. <G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <kam544@flash.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Prepping the Piano for the Tuner - slightly OT


> >...The one that gets me is the upright piano that opens like a grand and
the
> >hinge pin is a foot long and can only be removed from the back of the
piano
> >requiring one to pull the piano out from the wall to remove the pin...
> >Joe Goss
>
> Joe, List,
>
> Maybe you already know this, but removing the hinge pin isn't necessary at
> all.  Just use a prop stick of some type.
>
> I used to use a thin diameter curtain rod between the lid and the treble
> tuning pins.  Now, I use the Stringer tool with rubber bumpers on the ends
> instead.
>
> I know another person who just uses the soft pedal dowell rod to prop the
lid.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
>
>