Cracked Lid

[James Grebe]

It reminds me of trees in the dead of winter in a howling snow storm  They 
just have to sit there and take it.  BRRR
James Grebe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: Cracked Lid


> At 06:47 10/28/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>>On long grands where the lid has been kept mostly in the up position you 
>>can imagine the stress, over the years it put on the glue joints on the 
>>long core panels glued together for the lid with only support on one end 
>>and the other just kind of hanging out there.  It is a wonder that we do 
>>not seem more of this in anything over 6'.  I do not know if they used any 
>>special types of joint between the boards or if they were all just edge 
>>glued.  Any one tore one apart to see.?
>>Jim
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> They do get a bit warped, don't they?  We've got a "D" in a studio which 
> is ALWAYS on the short stick. Even with the logs on the underside (which 
> add even more weight...), the tail end almost looks like the lid is 
> closed. (the rubber button is about 1/2"/13mm from the rim)
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> I would hate to have to try to straighten it.
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> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
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