turning a Grand upright

pianoguru at cox.net pianoguru at cox.net
Fri Jul 11 22:16:52 MDT 2008


---- John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> wrote: 

> Put on legs 2 and 3 and the lyre ......
>When I was younger I would do this alone.  We nearly always do it 
> this way and have never had a lyre break

I have seem lyres shattered from this practice.  More importantly. I suspect that the entire weight of the piano, being born at the center of the keybed can do no good to the key regulation.

Don't do it!

Frank Emerson


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