split washers

[Don]

Hi Bruce and John,

Yamaha does this for flange screws--is that what you mean?


At 08:36 AM 07/11/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Bruce,
>I have seen split washers, on some older pianos. I just can't remember the
>brand name.
>So it has been tried, and I suppose that the only reason it is not done now,
>is as a cost cutting measure.
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <justpianos@our.net.au>
>To: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech"
><pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:46 AM
>Subject: Re: Cordless screwdriver
>
>
>> Has anybody considered a split washer as a torsioning device on flanges.
>> I think it may take up the "slack" during dry times, thus preventing
>> loosening of flanges over time.
>> Also since the Allen key wrench with a "ball" tip is very easy to insert
>in a
>> blind situation could this make a good alternative for situations
>requiring
>> tightening frequently.
>> Bruce Browning-The Piano Tuner

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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