Flashlight for Toolkit, was: Unglued grand jack tender

[Farrell]

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And not an old-fashioned incandescent-bulb flashlight (or at least don't =
make that your only one). I used to keep one of those in my toolkit and =
50% of the time, when I needed it, the battery would be dead.

Two or three years ago I bought an LED flashlight. It is not real bright =
(I'm sure they have better ones now), but every time I've reached for =
it, it worked. I replaced the battery for the first time about six =
months ago (just a couple regular AA type).

Mine is real small. Yesterday I used it (as I have many times) in a =
poorly lit room while tuning an old upright to shed light on mute =
placement in the high treble. I lay it on top of the treble dampers and =
it lights the whole treble string area.

IMHO, only way to go!

Terry Farrell
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  From: Avery Todd=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:53 AM
  Subject: RE: Unglued grand jack tender


  Yes, and be sure you keep a flashlight in your tool kit in case you =
ever
  have to remove the fallboard and look inside to make a regulation=20
  adjustment! :-)=20

  Avery=20

  At 12:35 PM 11/10/04, you wrote:

    *GRIN* Have you checked out the Millenium III action with all carbon =
parts?
    If I wasn't a technician, I swear I could sell Kawais.=20
    -ilex

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      From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org =
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Cy Shuster

      Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:03 AM

      To: Pianotech

      Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack tender


      One of them wouldn't grip at first, so probably the reverse is =
true, too (Titebond preventing CA from gripping).  I used a different =
bottle of CA, and that seemed to help, but the first bottle worked on =
the others.  I guess I should have scraped both wood surfaces first; =
obviously there was some glue there before (it looked bare, though).



      Those Kawai "black jacks" are looking better all the time...



      --Cy--

        ----- Original Message -----=20

        From: Farrell=20

        To: Pianotech=20

        Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:23 AM

        Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack tender


        "...wouldn't have a problem with a drop of CA to all the rest to =
help solidify them for the time being..."



        Yeah, as long as the anticipated follow-up work was jack =
replacement, rather than gluing with Titebond. I should think that =
application of CA to the mating wood surfaces would pretty much ruin a =
good Titebond glue surface.



        Terry Farrell

          ----- Original Message -----=20

          From: David Ilvedson=20

          To: pianotech@ptg.org=20

          Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:04 PM

          Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack tender


          I agree, a little titebond applied with a toothpick or such =
and you have a good repair.  I wouldn't have a problem with a drop of CA =
to all the rest to help solidify them for the time being...



          David I.



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          From: Joe Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net>

          To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>

          Received: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:54:28 -0800

          Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack tender


          Cy asked: " why are those =3D

          jacks made in two pieces to begin with?  Is it just so they =
can fail in =3D

          a repairable way if regulation is off (too much aftertouch)?"



          Cy,

          Being the maker of obsolete action parts, I can say the Jack =
is the most difficult item to make. (just close your eyes and try to =
imagine how that configuration is cut!) It's made that way, because it's =
better, IMO

          BTW, I hope you are prepared to replace those jacks, as in =
fairly soon, as CA doesn't last very well in Stress applications. Please =
don't do that anymore. I don't care if it is in some PTG manual.....it's =
a bad way to repair something like that! Especially in a high end piano! =
Yikes!

          <G>

          Best Regards,


          Joe Garrett, R.P.T.

          Captain, Tool Police

          Squares R I

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