That is how I do it too but it is still quite a lift. 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: "Barbara Nobbe" <barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com> To: "PTG" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:57 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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