No argument there, Les. Having the right tool for the job is always the best choice. I merely wanted to point out a possible alternative if the right tool is not available. The Everettes I tune are in schools & Churches and the first time I ever tuned one I had to resort to using a screwdriver. Fortunately the screws came out easily, but, you're right, sometimes they are screwed in by a gorilla. Now I have the correct size allen wrench. Ted Simmons >Hi, Ted. > >Just a brief comment if I may. I think it's really better to carry the >allen wrench in your tuning kit, rather than trying to rely on a screw- >driver to always be able to loosen those hex-hole screws. Why? Well, >sooner or later, you're going to find out that some technicians who do >carry the allen wrench with themselves, delight in turning the screws >as tightly as they possibly can, in a deliberate attempt to give the next >technician who comes along problems. I have found pianos with the hex- >head screws turned down so tightly that I had to use a hammer on the allen >wrench in order to get them to loosen up! I think it's really better to >just add the allen wrench to your tuning kit, rather than relying on a >screwdriver that sooner or later is going to let you down. > >Les Smith >lessmith@buffnet.net > > >On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Ted Simmons wrote: > >> Wally, >> I have several Everetts on my list with this type of lid installation. >> You don't really need an allen wrench to remove the screws; a 1/4" >> screwdriver blade will fit perfectly in the hole, then just turn it out. >> You will have to move the piano away from the wall a good bit, however. >> >> Ted Simmons >> >> >I was just called on to tune an Everett studio yesterday. When I started to >> >open the piano, it wouldn't. After a couple of minutes of tugging, prying, >> >and shining my flashlight, I finally noticed that the top was fastened on >> >by two brackets with hex-hole screws. (The back was covered with a cloth.) >> >Unfortunately I didn't bring my Allen wrenches. Fortunately the owner found >> >some. Once the screws were removed, the top could be slid back and removed, >> >then the front panel/music rack unscrewed and removed. >> > >> >My questions are these: Is this common to all Everett studio pianos? Are >> >there other piano brands that have uncommon fastenings and therefore >> >require uncommon tools for opening? >> > >> >Wally Scherer >> >Norfolk, VA >> >> >>
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