Screwing

[Kristinn Leifsson]

I tuned a Cable console today.
Why do they have SO MANY plate screws?
I haven´t tuned many of those Aeolian pianos but the ones I have were 
totally screwed... together that is.  It takes so long to just open the 
darn things.

I also tuned a Rippen.  Now, that´s what I like!  No screwing.  You can 
just yank the lids off.  OK, they screwed the plate.  That´s better you 
know, but there weren´t as nearly screwable objects and those that were, 
were a lot smaller.  Yet Rippen is renowned for stability.

Don´t get me wrong.  I know how to operate a screwdriver and am quite 
capable in doing so.  I also know a few things about the actual screwing 
process.  But I think this Aeolian thing is an overkill.

I also found the non-straight "Made by American Craftsmen" sticker inside 
quite funny ;)


Regards,

Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland