Cordless screwdriver

[justpianos@our.net.au]

My comment on Allen wrench here was to do with using Allen key headed screws 
for flange screws, particularly on uprights where the screw is hidden and 
hard to access. The Allen key wrench with a "ball" tip is much easier, and 
slimmer to insert than a flange screwdriver.
Bruce Browning-The Piano Tuner


John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> said:

> I didn't find that the pliers worked.
> Why not use the proper tool. An Allen wrench does not cost that much.
> If the pliers work for you, they would damage the head.
> We are professionals, so we should use the proper tool, if possible. (Not 
> meaning, you aren't a professional :-))
> Someone said a tuning hammer tip wrench worked for them.
> A power screwdriver tip, reversed would work, with your pliers, and it is 
> hard enough, it wouldn't be damaged.
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith McGavern" <kam544@gbronline.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 10:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Cordless screwdriver
> 
> 
> > At 12:45 AM +0000 11/8/04, <justpianos@our.net.au> wrote:
> >>... Any comments on the Allen-key wrench.
> >>Bruce Browning-The Piano Tuner
> >
> > If you are referring to those L-shaped hinges with the machine bolt 
> > requiring an Allen wrench, the piano doesn't need to be moved out from 
the 
> > wall for access to remove these. Nor is an Allen wrench or a bladed screw 
> > driver necessary.
> >
> > A decent set of pliers (shank knurling pliers are my pick) will grip the 
> > head quite nicely.
> >
> > Keith
> > -- 
> > Keith McGavern
> > Registered Piano Technician
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> > Piano Technicians Guild
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