Tool needed from Canada?

Roger Jolly baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca
Thu, 08 Jul 1999 18:23:46 -0600


Hi Terry,
             They have an extra large Phillips and Robertson that fits your
tuning hammer tip, they are designed specifically to tighten plate bolts. I
purchase a new Phillips just a few months ago. Kind of nice that you don't
have another tool handle in your kit.
Regards Roger


At 12:43 PM 08/07/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Roger,
>
>Pianophile only sells up to a #3 which is not nearly big enough. I was not
>able to locate anything larger.
>
>Regards
>
>Terry Beckingham
>
>At 09:31 AM 7/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hi Doug,
>>              The square socket screws and bolts are called Robertson's. I
>>great invention if you need to place a lot of torque to the fastener with
out
>>the blade slipping. Pianophile sell a bit that fit's your tuning hammer,
>>what a
>>combination for tightness?
>>Regards Roger
>>
>>
>>At 09:51 AM 08/07/99 -0700, you wrote: 
>>>
>>> Hi list,
>>> A customer of mine has a Heintzman & Co. console, made in Toronto.  The
pin
>>> block is pulling away from the back frame and I received the go ahead for
>>the
>>> repair.  My problem is the bolts going through the plate into the block
and
>>> back frame are Thompson bolts ( square recess in head of bolt) and I can't
>>> find any supplier in the U.S. with this large of Thompson driver.  The
plate
>>> bolts have a square recess of 3/16" square or roughly 5mm.  I wouldn't
mind
>>> being a set of Thompson drive sockets so I can tighten up a few other
things
>>> on this piano.  Any suggestion for tool suppliers from are Canadian list
>>> members?  
>>> Thanks
>>> Doug Mahard, Associate
>>
>>
>>
>>Roger Jolly
>>Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
>>Saskatoon and Regina
>>Saskatchewan, Canada.
>>306-665-0213
>>Fax 652-0505 <html>
>>Hi Doug,<br>
>>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n
bsp;
>>The square socket screws and bolts are called Robertson's. I great
>>invention if you need to place a lot of torque to the fastener with out
>>the blade slipping. Pianophile sell a bit that fit's your tuning hammer,
>>what a combination for tightness?<br>
>>Regards Roger<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>At 09:51 AM 08/07/99 -0700, you wrote: <br>
>><font size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>Hi list,</font><br>
>><font size=2>A customer of mine has a Heintzman &amp; Co. console, made
>>in Toronto.&nbsp; The pin block is pulling away from the back frame and I
>>received the go ahead for the repair.&nbsp; My problem is the bolts going
>>through the plate into the block and back frame are Thompson bolts (
>>square recess in head of bolt) and I can't find any supplier in the U.S.
>>with this large of Thompson driver.&nbsp; The plate bolts have a square
>>recess of 3/16&quot; square or roughly 5mm.&nbsp; I wouldn't mind being a
>>set of Thompson drive sockets so I can tighten up a few other things on
>>this piano.&nbsp; Any suggestion for tool suppliers from are Canadian
>>list members?&nbsp; </font><br>
>><font size=2>Thanks</font><br>
>><font size=2>Doug Mahard, Associate</font><br>
>></blockquote><br>
>><br>
>><div>Roger Jolly</div>
>><div>Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre</div>
>><div>Saskatoon and Regina</div>
>><div>Saskatchewan, Canada.</div>
>><div>306-665-0213</div>
>>Fax 652-0505
>></html>
>>
> 
Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505


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