[pianotech] were they idots?

Duaine Hechler dahechler at att.net
Wed Aug 8 22:06:00 MDT 2012


Oooo......Oooo.... I know..... I know..... Maybe you need to further your education and take a class at the next 
convention <wink>

On 08/08/2012 10:51 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> This has probably been discussed to death, but I wonder what went through the engineers' heads when they developed the 
> Baldwin Acrosonic fallboard mechanisms. I know I'm not the only one who has cursed these fricken things. How could 
> anyone with half a brain have thought up the totatlly insane method for attaching a fall board to a piano. I don't 
> think these guys had a clue what was involved in how to put them back on the piano. They must have either been 
> complete idiots, or had a sadistic streak for piano tuners. Maybe one of them had a brother-in-law who was a 
> tuner with whom he didn't get along, or something.
> I guess by now you have figured out that I am not a happy camper. I just spent 30 minutes putting one of those babies 
> back on a piano. I thought I knew how to do this, but even after 35 years, they are still a mystery to me.  Other than 
> the fallboard, they are nice pianos.  But maybe I should just say no to Acrosonics.
> Wim


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