Fall Board Slow Close Retrofit

[Alan Barnard]

If you haven't already, try increasing the tension of the holding spring by
overflexing it somewhat, in the manner of wip springs. I had a customer
with a Chinese Steck grand that kept falling on my hands while tuning.
Tensioning the spring made all the difference; it is now very secure.

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 06/01/2006 9:09:31 PM
> Subject: Fall Board Slow Close Retrofit
>
> I have a customer with an older MH that has a
> fall-board-falling-on-his-fingers problem.  Any advice on installing a
> spring to secure the fall board or on a fancier retrofit for a slow close
> mechanism?
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
>
>