Hmm. I did have a thought about that after I wrote it. Sometimes the hinges are loose enough that you can feel the resistance of the pin - some slop in the wobble but hard limits - but sometimes it just feels tight. But after my recent experience, visual checking of the pin makes the most sense. Regards, Tom Jon Page wrote: >> Normally I test the lid when raising it by moving it side to side >> which would >> have revealed the lack of a pin, but obviously the owner would not have >> known that trick. > > > That was my procedure to verify that the pins are installed, not any more. > > A few weeks ago, I lifted the lid and it gave a god side-to-side > motion explaining > to the customer why I was doing it. FIve minutes into tuning, the lid > came down. > Evidently the hinges were binding enough to not come apart until the > lid was up. > > I'll visually inspect from now on or feel for the pins if the [piano > is tight to a wall. > > Regards, > > Jon Page
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