Those things can be buggers to get out. I use my Dewalt cordless drill for those 20' long screws! With a properly fit bit and a bit of "friendly persuasion" they 'usually' come out although, they are still tight. I always grease them up good with VJ lube or something to help cram them back in again and then. Now, I try and avoid them altogether! From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:42 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Kimball action bracket screws/side note It's too bad that Nebraska has lost the Vise-Grip plant, where they've always been made. Be aware of really cheap crap from China in the future! I'm sure some on the shelf are still "really" Vise-Grips, but they will soon get less than the quality we've all been used to. A SAD day, once again! Paul reggaepass at aol.com Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 03/26/2009 05:37 PM Please respond to pianotech at ptg.org To pianotech at ptg.org cc Subject Re: [pianotech] Kimball action bracket screws Hi Chuck, If the screws you are looking at are anything like some of the hermaphrodites I have encountered on Kimball studio uprights, once the dust has cleared, the tool of choice will be vise-grips :) (and replacement with new, more driver-compatible screws). Cheers, Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Raynor <diggeray at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:56 am Subject: [pianotech] Kimball action bracket screws Hi list, While tuning a Kimball console with Schwander action the other day, I noticed the screws holding the action brackets to the piano were different than I, with my limited experience, have seen before. Thought I'd ask about them before I have to take them out someday! They seem to be a cross between a philips head and a square drive--that's the best I can do. They don't look like a philips screwdriver would be very effective. What's the tool of choice? Thanks. Chuck Raynor Raynor Piano Service Beaufort, SC _____ Live traffic, local info, maps, directions and more with the NEW MapQuest Toolbar. Get it now <http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=emlwemqmq00000003> ! _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090325-0, 03/25/2009 Tested on: 3/26/2009 7:38:03 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090326/a8173d18/attachment.html>
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