[pianotech] Falling piano lid (was fallen piano)

[William Monroe]

Wally,

Absolutely a visual check.  Some hinges are very tight without pins, and
will circumvent the wiggle test.  It's just best to look.

William R. Monroe




On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Wally Scherer <afinetune at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've had several instances where grand lids were not attached and no one
> bothered to tell me. Now I wiggle it a bit from side to side as I lift it a
> couple of inches, before lifting it up all the way. I keep some hinge pins
> in my tool bag. Sometimes they have to be bent a bit for a tighter fit. In
> the absence of a proper hinge pin, the customer may have a nail that will
> work.
>
> However, as I think about it, a visual check beforehand would be better,
> right?
>
> Wally
>
>
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