Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

[John Formsma]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Willem Blees <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Pulling the pin out is the easy part. Putting it back in is what creates
> the problem. The hinges have to be lined up perfectly. If they are not, it
> is easy to bend the long hinge pin as you try to push it back in. Bruce's
> idea is fantastic. I hope it makes it into the Journal's Tips sections.
>


It's not usually hard for me.  Pushing it back in is done with one end in a
small Vise Grip pliers.  Yes, the hinges must be lined up.  But, when you're
"jiggling" them slightly while pushing in the pin, it works.

-- 
JF
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