[pianotech] Kimball action bracket screws

[Tom Driscoll]

Chuck ,
Whilst pitch raising a 79' Kimball console today----BANG--a  tenor string broke.Recalling our recent thread  I started laughing when I noticed those funky looking  phillips screws. They came out with a less than ideal fit with my regular old Schaff phillips-combo handle tool . I did take Wims advice and applied  some VJ and made sure I heard-felt the backwards click before turning them in.If I had the thing in the shop I would replace the screws with a better quality  steel screw but they went in ok.
Tom Driscoll
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael Magness 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Kimball action bracket screws





  On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Chuck Raynor <diggeray at comcast.net> wrote:

    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




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