[pianotech] Fwd:

[johnparham at piano88.com]

Wim,

At this point, it may be a good idea to measure the angle of the string
from the pressure bar to the termination point, just in case you need to
loosen string tension and loosen the other screws of the pressure bar.

Too many times technicians remove parts and destroy information that the
piano has to offer.

-John Parham

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fwd:
> From: tnrwim at aol.com
> Date: Mon, October 03, 2011 12:04 am
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> 
> 
> Right now I'm in a real bind. I tried this easyout thing called Grabit, and the tip broke off in the screw. So I put in a "call" to the maunfacturer of this product to ask for advice on getting that tip out. 
> 
> Otherwise. I'm all ears, and open to any suggestions. 
> 
> Wim
> 
> PS. Please, I don't want to hear any "I told you so's". I've got a bad enough feeling about this already. 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: johnparham <johnparham at piano88.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sun, Oct 2, 2011 5:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fwd:
> 
> 
> Wim,
> What choices have you figured out so far?
> -John Parham
> > -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: [pianotech] Fwd:
>  From: tnrwim at aol.com
>  Date: Thu, September 29, 2011 9:25 pm
>  To: pianotech at ptg.org
>  
>  
>  I'm taking the strings off a Steinway upright. One of the screws on the 
> ressure bar is frozen. Before I realized this, I used a smaller screw driver, 
> nd because the screw is made of a soft metal, the edges ripped off. I now have 
>  larger screwdriver tip that fits the slot, but because the slot of the screw 
> s worn off, (see picture),  the blade keeps slipping of the edge.
>  
>  What do I do, short of drilling out the screw, which would mean buying a new 
> ne? 
>  
>  Wim