[pianotech] Subject: couldn't get into a piano today

[Susan Kline]

Oh, by the way, when you are on your knees looking for the teensy easily 
lost screws,
it helps to have a strong flashlight. I keep a little headlamp with 4 
LED's and three
AAA batteries in my purse. It's invaluable. The only bad thing about it 
is the ease
with which it turns itself on in the purse and wastes batteries. If it 
doesn't do
that, a set can last a year.

Susan Kline

Larry Fisher RPT wrote:
> I have similar looking pianos on my database.  On those that have this 
> arrangement there’s a screw orientated vertically just above the area 
> where you’re describing the L bracket’s location.  I’m assuming this 
> one doesn’t have that.  The only other thing I can think of is a 
> keyhole arrangement but if you’re convinced it’s a function of the L 
> bracket then from the bottom you must proceed.  It’s hard to believe 
> the manufacturer would have made it that difficult.
>  
> Some pianos have hidden screws under the front of the area you’ve sent 
> an image of.  Small little irritating stinkers that get lost easily.  
> To find them you have to get on your knees (gently I might add), and 
> stick your teeth right by the cheek blocks and you’ll see it just 
> above the cheek block about 2 inches  ........ uh 50mm  ............  
> especially if you wrinkle your nose so that the bifocals do their job 
> there eh??
>  
> In meantime, Marshall, we’ll all be on the look out for that 
> tarpicular Knabe!!! 
>  
>  
> I tuned a Knabe console today, an old one with the lyer in front of 
> the bottom panel. I couldn't remove the top panel in order to tune it. 
> Fortunately, I was able to tune it with the panel on as you can see in 
> the picture but it was a tight fit. I did find an l shape metal 
> bracket that I've often seen on pianos with three screws one which 
> screws into the side of the piano and theother two into the front panel.
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