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  • 1.  Storing piano without plate

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 11-20-2020 14:07
    Hello all,
    I'm working on restoring a small grand, and currently the plate is out of the piano.  I need to temporarily store it out of the way, and was wondering if it will hurt it to put it on its side without the plate in it.
    Thanks!

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    Laura Wright, RPT
    Ivory Keys Piano Service
    Durango CO
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  • 2.  RE: Storing piano without plate

    Posted 11-20-2020 16:30
    hello Laura,
    i have had two small grands on their side, without plates, for approximately 12 years.  I started to -finally- work on one of them and i could not see nor notice it had damaged them in any way.
    Peter

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    Petrus Janssen
    Peachtree City GA
    678-416-8055
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  • 3.  RE: Storing piano without plate

    Posted 11-20-2020 18:02
    You might have to use a C-clamp to hold the top edge of the case to the dolly.  The string frame adds the weight to balance it.

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    Regards,

    Jon Page
    mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
    http://www.pianocapecod.com
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