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Advice? Slow close fallboard not working #2582987 10/30/16 09:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada S Spuds OP Full Member
OP Spuds Full Member S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada	Hi. Anyone know how to fix my slow close fallboard on my upright Ritmuller. I just had it tuned and came home and the hydraulic slow close is not working. Is there a setting somewhere I can reset it? Do the fallboards just fail eventually? Is this a common problem and easy to fix or an uncommon problem. Would it require a tech to fix? It seemed to be working fine and suddenly it just stopped. Perhaps a coincidence with the tuning but it seems kind of abrupt end of it working. Don't want to catch the kids hands. Thanks for any tips. Last edited by Spuds; 10/31/16 01:56 AM.

Re: Advice? Slow close fallboard not working Spuds #2583072 10/31/16 11:26 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,564 Atlanta, GA PianoWorksATL 4000 Post Club Member
PianoWorksATL 4000 Post Club Member Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,564 Atlanta, GA	Most slow-close mechanisms do not have adjustments. If yours has failed, the mechanism probably needs to be replaced, and , if you are the first owner, is likely under warranty. Sam Bennett PianoWorks - Atlanta Piano Dealer BÃ¶sendorfer, Estonia, Seiler, Grotrian, Hailun Pre-Owned: Yamaha, Kawai, Steinway & other fine pianos Full Restoration Shop www.PianoWorks.com www.youtube.com/PianoWorksAtlanta

Re: Advice? Slow close fallboard not working Spuds #2583077 10/31/16 12:11 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada S Spuds OP Full Member
OP Spuds Full Member S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada	Thanks for your reply Sam. I will contact the place I bought it from. Much appreciated.

Re: Advice? Slow close fallboard not working Spuds #2583109 10/31/16 02:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,087 Montreal, Quebec, Canada M Mark Cerisano 3000 Post Club Member
Mark Cerisano 3000 Post Club Member M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,087 Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Well, these can be put together wrong sometimes. Perhaps call the tuner and ask if he can come by and see if it was anything he did. Offer to pay for a service call if it wasn't his fault.

Re: Advice? Slow close fallboard not working Spuds #2583133 10/31/16 03:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada S Spuds OP Full Member
OP Spuds Full Member S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 169 Canada	Thanks Mark.