general poll-please participate

[Farrell]

Only rarely do I put my SAT III on the pinblock (or my SAT II when I used
that). I almost always set in on the fallboard, on the keys if the fallboard
is removed, or if the fallboard is like a Yamaha where you just have one or
two vertical pieces of wood, I will set my Pierce Piano Atlas (or something
of the sort) across the fallboard thingees, or even one end on the fallboard
edge and the other end on the bass hammers and I have a very nice stable
platform. I also use my 9" x 12" paper-holder-thingee in place of the atlas
when it fits better. Only very rarely do I find it a problem finding a good
resting spot.

I recently got a Bill Spurlock lid prop, and that has made it possible to
use the pinblock as a resting place when I need to.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: general poll-please participate


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Nereson" <dnereson@dimensional.com>
>
> > It's a lot more bulky than it should be and is shaped wrong!
>
> Have you seen the interconnected boards, all folded up in that package?
>
>
> > Most lid props
> > hold the lid angled toward you (an acute angle), whereas the SAT is
angled
> > backwards (obtuse angle), preventing it from sitting back on the
> pinblock --
> > the angle forces it to teeter on the front edge of the pinblock.  And
it's
> > quite often that the piano lid can't be opened all the way up against
the
> > wall because of a picture, a shelf, a thermostat, fixture, whatever....
> > But, I can usually put the SAT on the fallboard or keys or somewhere
else.
>
> Hi Dave,
> I have seldom had the problems, you say you have, with locating the SAT.
> I will admit, that the SATlll, is more compact, and I am glad I upgraded.
> I use Bill Spurlocks, 'lid holder opener', and it completely solved the
> problem
> of the lid slamming shut, and pushing the SAT out of the way, that had
> happened
> a few times. The SAT survived the falls, with no problems.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>
>
>