Dull Screwdriver! Reprise/additional

[John Ross]

Hi David,
I usually just flex the mute assembly, and slip it off.
I had a problem once, where I didn't get the screw tight enough, when
I reassembled.
The newer models seem to have a  screw, that is friendlier, with a
slot as well.
It seems to me, I have seen this assembly, with a wing nut, although
it might have been a Young-Chang.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: Dull Screwdriver! Reprise/additional


| Am I the only one who is always bitching up those phillips head
screws when I remove a Yamaha mute strip?
|
| David I.
|
| ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
| From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
| To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
| Received: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 00:00:31 -0700
| Subject: Dull Screwdriver! Reprise/additional
|
| >David,
| >I hate phillips screws! To give an idea how much, any piano that
has them in
| >the plate, etc., I refuse to work on. (Of course, the "select
hardwood" has
| >a lot to do with that, as well. <G>)
| >If I find phillips screws in a piano that is a regular client, I
change them
| >to slot head screws and throw the phillips away. (by the bucket
load
| >sometimes.) Would personally like to get "Mr. Phillips" by the
throat. The
| >best "other" screw, IMO is the one with the square hole in the
head. (can't
| >remember the exact name??? Hmmm? Roberts maybe?) Canada has the
right idea,
| >in that regard. <G> Oh, I use those "Roberts" type screws to
"vandal proof"
| >institutional pianos. Seems to keep the little imps out better.<G>
| >As for sharpening a phillips screwdriver. I've tried, but to no
avail. Those
| >things usually wind up as another tool. <G>
| >Best Regards,
| >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
|
| >Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
|
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