Marshall: Unless you want to become a tool junkie I don't think you need a bit brace. I've been dismantling pianos for nearly 40 years and I've never had one. A good 3/8" or ½" socket wrench and an extension long enough to get the wrench handle over the rim of the piano is IMHO a better tool for that job. You can get far more leverage on the screws & bolts than you can with a brace. dp David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Marshall Gisondi Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:00 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] tools Hi Everyone, I have a piano dismantling job coming up, and I was told that I need a "carpenters brace" to remove plate screws. Will this work for the bolts as well? Does anyone here have one they can e-mail a picture of, and where could I find a carpenters brace? Sears, Lowes, Home Depot don't sell one. I could try our local hardware store, but I"m also trying to be price conscious. thanks everyone Marshall Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician Marshall's Piano Service pianotune05 at hotmail.com 215-510-9400 www.phillytuner.com<http://www.phillytuner.com/> Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org<http://www.pianotuningschool.org/> Vancouver, WA ________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100622/332b08ab/attachment-0001.htm>
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