Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

[Robin Stevens]

Willem I think from memory I rounded the end of the pin with a file and
applied a small amount of grease and working with locking pliers gripped
just past the length of the first section. By wriggling it around once it
goes though the first section it was plain sailing. The problem is a bit
like locating lid hinge pins on a grand.

Robin 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Willem Blees
Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 10:56 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

 

Robin

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.  

Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Stevens <pianobee at bigpond.com>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:33 pm
Subject: RE: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

I would say that by the time you have gone out to your car and returned, you
could have pulled that hinge pin out! If the first time it has to be pulled
from the back put it back so that it can be pulled from the front.

Robin 

 

From:  <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [
<mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org?> mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of AlliedPianoCraft
Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 8:43 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

 

Works in the bass and tenor, but how do you tune the treble?

 

Al Guecia

----- Original Message ----- 

From:  <mailto:bdornfeld at earthlink.net> Bruce Dornfeld 

To:  <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> pianotech 

Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:53 PM

Subject: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

 

I ran in one just today.  Here is a picture of the piano held open with the
sectional steel rods.

 

 

Bruce Dornfeld, RPT

 <mailto:bdornfeld at earthlink.net> bdornfeld at earthlink.net

847-498-0379

 

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