Thanks, Ron. That's the way my movers do it. Never been a problem! And actually, it only has to be at one end if there's enough friction. Avery At 03:08 PM 5/18/05, you wrote: >>That reminds me... I moved a Yamaha C3 recently, and to my shock, the >>fallboard just fell out of the thing, while it was on its side. A guy was >>able to catch it, luckily. >> >>This is a 1974 model, with a soft-close spring on the left side. I can't >>find any set screw to lock it in place. Is there some way to prevent fallout? >> >>--Cy Shuster-- >>Bluefield, WV > >Hi Cy, > >The standard practice of Sydney's piano carriers is to place a piece of >felt at each end of the fallboard between it and the cheeks. As long as >the felt is not too thick there will be no damage to the finish and the >part will arrive attached to the piano. > >Ron O. >-- >OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > Grand Piano Manufacturers >_______________________ > >Web http://overspianos.com.au >mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au >_______________________ >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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