No, sorry, don't have. I presume next time I see the piano (if I see the piano again) it will be straightened out. Sorry. Terry Farrell On Sep 12, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Scott Helms, RPT wrote: > Hey Terry, > > Do you have any pictures you could post? I'm having a little trouble > visualizing what you're describing. > > Scott > ------ > Scott A. Helms, Registered Piano Technician > 480-818-3871 > www.helmsmusic.net > > > > > > >> Bingo! You like Cuban or how 'bout made in America - rolled right >> here >> in Tampa? >> >> The sides only go up to the bottom of the keybed. Sides separated >> from >> bottom of keybed. I can only assume the joint was compromised for a >> long time and when they moved the piano across the room, the joint >> opened up when they lifted the piano. The piano has free--standing >> front legs with little wheels on them. The case does not have >> wheels - >> it rests directly on the floor. The keybed is horizontal and the back >> of the piano at the rear of the keybed is parallel with the wall >> (perpendicular to the floor). The back/sides of the piano are >> tilted - >> like the bottom of the piano stayed in one place and the top was >> moved >> a half-inch forward. At the front of the case side there is a 3/8" or >> so gap between the bottom of the keybed and the top of the case sides >> (the top of the case sides was at the keybed bottom) - at the rear of >> the case sides there is no gap. >> >> The owner wants to fix the piano. I pulled the action for her and her >> brother (a carpenter) is going to fix the case. My only question is >> whether the joint should be closed up completely (as much as is >> possible) - I presume so. But the capstans on this piano are $#%&ing >> nails - what the..... heck? There appears no way to adjust the >> capstans. Anyone ever see such a beast? So we really need to use the >> sides alignment as a way to adjust lost motion. There is adjustment >> in >> the capstan rail - but it was originally adjusted all the way to one >> extreme. I guess I could always bend up a couple new brackets or >> something to position it in the ball park. >> >> Anyone ever see nails for capstans? >> >> Thanks Jon. Darn good tech. >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> On Sep 12, 2009, at 1:34 PM, Jon Page wrote: >> >>> I tried to stay out of this but finally went back and read Terry's >>> original post. >>> It has all the classic symptoms of the sides being loose and the >>> back assembly tilted forwards. >>> -- >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jon Page >> >> >> > >
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