Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

[Elwood Doss]

Oh, c'mon, leave Baldwin alone.  I've yet to see a Baldwin upright that
was difficult to open up.  The old Hamiltons were a piece of cake and I
really like that design.  Wish they hadn't changed it.  I've seen some
others that were a bear to get into...especially the ones with the
screws and "L" brackets where the screws are difficult to see unless the
lighting is extremely bright.  And the side lifting tops are a pain for
sure.  In regard to opening up uprights, Baldwin's been pretty kind to
us.

Joy!

Elwood

 

Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT

Piano Technician/Technical Director

Department of Music

145 Fine Arts Building

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Martin, TN  38238

731/881-1852

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From: Fenton Murray [mailto:fmurray at cruzio.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:40 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

 

Well, we all know Baldwin likes to make us work, I think someone told
them we get paid by the hour so please do what ever you can to make your
pianos hard to take apart, as in Acrosonic falls and on and on. Although
the Hamilton front kind of works, if you don't destroy the action
closing it. But then, that's even more work. Maybe they are trying to
help us.

Fenton

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

	From: richard.ucci at att.net 

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

	Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 6:05 PM

	Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

	 

	I have the most problems with the Baldwin consoles that have the
two hinges but the pins are part of the hinge and you have to line up
both just right or it won't go back together. I usually have to have the
client hold the right end while I position the pins and push in. Very
tough for one man to do.

	RU/UP

		-------------- Original message from "John Formsma"
<formsma at gmail.com>: -------------- 

		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.

		
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		JF

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