"Still, how about WD40 on hammers - someone?" Likely a great idea - for grand pianos in churches and lounges - might help repel the onslaught of red wine in churches and martinis/beer/etc. in lounge pianos - 'course, maybe martinis in some churches...... As Jimmy Buffet said: "It's a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday mornin'". Seriously though, anyone that sprays WD40 on a set of hammers should be shot. Terry Farrell > Thanks for the info - I believe my patient was actually a Cable-Nelson > console. And I *swear* I could see where the original screw holes were for a > normal hinge. However, the vandal-proof notion helps me make sense of *why*. > The piano had been in a church for who knows how long. Still, how about WD40 > on hammers - someone? Anyone? Beuller? > > -ilex > > }-----Original Message----- > }From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > }Behalf Of Tom Driscoll > }Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 2:34 AM > }To: Pianotech > }Subject: Re: WD40 again > } > } > } > }----- Original Message ----- > }From: "ilex cameron ross" <i1ex@earthlink.net> > }To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > }Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:31 PM > }Subject: WD40 again > } > } > }> Another one of my fun appointments this week was an > }> almost-impossible-to-open upright. Nothing out of the ordinary about this > }> piano, just your average console. Except that some DEAR soul had for some > }> unknown reason gone and removed the lid hinges and replaced them with > }> unbendable thick L-shaped pieces of steel held in place by thick rusting, > }> stripped, allen-wrench bolts. *frustration and strife* > }> > }> ilex > } > } Ilex, > } The Everett studio "school" pianos have that arrangement to "vandal- > }proof " the piano. > } and the reason that they are stripped is probably from attempts to > }remove them with an incorrect tool. > } I service quite a few of these and have the correct Allen wrench in my > }kit. > } I'm too lazy to go out to the shop to measure but my recollection is > }that the wrench is 1/4" size > } In a pinch you can remove them by inserting the shaft end of your handy > }hammer (the one that fits into the combination handle) into the bolt as a > }make shift tool. > }Don't make a habit of this as the bolt is a lot harder than the > }tool and the > }tool will lose the fight. > } DAMHIK > } Tom Driscoll > } > } > }_______________________________________________ > }pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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