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Topic: piano bench knob stuck  (Read 2508 times)

Offline kawai_cs

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piano bench knob stuck
on: June 21, 2015, 02:10:53 PM
I am sorry for this silly question but I have had a problem with it for several days.
Some time ago I bought a piano bench and set it to the highest possible position. Now I need to go down and the knob is stuck. I do not have enough power in my hands/wrists to turn it and I do not even now which direction to go because it does not move at all. Is very any way to slacken it off?
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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #1 on: June 21, 2015, 02:16:34 PM

1) Can you take it apart so you can see how the mechanism works?
2) Have you tried google?

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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #2 on: June 21, 2015, 03:26:04 PM
1) No, I am a woman. I would never be able to put it back together again.  ::)
2) Yes, but I did not find any helpful information, just to lubricate it, or bend rails into position.

I thought maybe somebody knew a trick like the one with opening a tightly closed glass.
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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #3 on: June 21, 2015, 05:48:10 PM
1) No, I am a woman. I would never be able to put it back together again.  ::)
2) Yes, but I did not find any helpful information, just to lubricate it, or bend rails into position.

I thought maybe somebody knew a trick like the one with opening a tightly closed glass.
Try using a mousepad to grip it, perhaps? Worked for me when I used to have an artist bench :P

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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #4 on: July 09, 2015, 05:30:12 PM
Turn the bench upside down so you can see the mechanism and put a pair of pliers or, even better, a self-grip wrench ('Mole wrench') or pipe wrench on the middle of the lead screw.
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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #5 on: July 09, 2015, 07:07:13 PM
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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #6 on: July 09, 2015, 07:07:49 PM
whoops  ;)

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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #7 on: July 09, 2015, 08:15:12 PM
Thank you guys. A pair of strong hands did the job :)
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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #8 on: July 09, 2015, 08:31:28 PM
Thank you guys. A pair of strong hands did the job :)
that's right, we almost forgot to recommend these
glad they worked

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Re: piano bench knob stuck
Reply #9 on: July 10, 2015, 03:12:58 AM
1) No, I am a woman. I would never be able to put it back together again.  ::)

 ::)

I can assure you that your unhandyness is not caused by your lack of Y-chromosome, just lack of practice ;)
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