I've thought many times about having some little blocks I could screw into the middle of the piece...course I'd have to get it out first... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Barbara Nobbe" <barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 8/20/2009 5:57:31 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] How do you ladies do it? >James, >On models similar to the Yamaha T121, where the front panel is just as you >described, I undo the side hinges, then reach my right arm behind the board, >grabbing it from the bottom to lift it up off the bottom pegs and rest it briefly on the >cheek blocks. Then I reposition to get a better grip by using my left hand to hold >from underneath the front center of the fallboard and my right hand holds the top of >the front panel. >Barbara Nobbe, RPT >Pitch Perfect Piano Tuning & Repair >barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com >859-489-4793 >-----Original Message----- >From: "James Grebe" <jamesgrebe at charter.net> >Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:36:14 >To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: [pianotech] How do you ladies do it? >I, too, wonder how the ladies remove the larger front panels where the music >desk is one piece with the fallboard. Maybe I am just weak. >James >James Grebe Est. 1962 >Piano Tuner-Technician >Creator of Custom Caster Cups >Creator of fine Writing Instruments >www.grebepiano.com >1526 Raspberry Lane >Arnold, MO 63010 >(314) 608-4137 >Become what you believe >----- Original Message ----- >From: <wimblees at aol.com> >To: <Pianotech at PTG.org> >Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:16 PM >Subject: [pianotech] How do you ladies do it? >> How do you take off the bottom panel when there are 2?springs?holding the >> thing in place? I've got a big wing span, and strong thumbs, but sometimes >> that's not enough to push up the springs and remove the board at the same >> time, especially when the springs are rusty, which most of them are here >> in Hawaii. Up to now I push up on one, and pull the board towards me a >> little, and then try to push up the other side. But I wonder if there is >> another way to do this. This is not to imply that this has to do with you >> ladies being the?"weaker" sex,?but most of you are not as big as I am and >> don't have the wing span. ? >> >> >> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT >> Piano Tuner/Technician >> Mililani, Oahu, HI >> 808-349-2943 >> Author of: >> The Business of Piano Tuning >> available from Potter Press >> www.pianotuning.com >>
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