Sealed pianos

[Ted Simmons]

No offense taken, Les.  Your advice was good and so was mine. Mine was an
improvisation, yours was a solution.  Both have value.

Ted

>Hello, again, Ted.
>
>I hope that you didn't consider my post to be critical of you using a
>screwdriver to remove those hex-hole screws. It wasn't meant to be.
>One of the signs of a really good tech is his ability to improvise
>solutions to problems which unexpectedly pop up in the field. I merely
>meant to point out that you probably can't always rely on a screwdriver
>to do loosen them up for you. Having the correct allen wrench in your
>tool kit is merely good insurance against the day you come up against
>some where the improvised tool won't do the job.
>
>All the best,
>
>Les Smith
>lessmith@buffnet.net
>
>
>On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Ted Simmons wrote:
>
>> 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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