Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

[Elwood Doss]

That's fine.  Come to think of it I did too!  They are fun to take off
and put back on.  At the same time if you don't, on some of their
cheaper spinets, you have to keep the fallboard pulled part way out to
see what you are doing as far as tuning is concerned.  I guess they all
have their quirks!  Have a blessed week!

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

FAX: 731/881-7415

HOME: 731/587-5700

________________________________

From: Fenton Murray [mailto:fmurray at cruzio.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:24 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

 

Don't take it personal, Elwood. I threw a fit once when I was young
trying to get an Acrosonic fall back on, that's all. I'm OK now, just
needed to get that out.

Fenton

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

	From: Elwood Doss <mailto:edoss at utm.edu>  

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

	Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:47 AM

	Subject: RE: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos

	 

	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

	FAX: 731/881-7415

	HOME: 731/587-5700

	
________________________________


	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.

			
			-- 
			JF

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080311/52a68fe9/attachment.html