Hello David, You thinking of taking up player repair? Got a job for you if you want it! LOL Your old pal, Kevin Way ----- Original Message ----- From: <pianolady50@peoplepc.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:57 AM Subject: player kit (was weighty tools) > Hi David, > > Okay, I'll try to remember what's in there! First of all it is a medium > sized "tote" box - plastic with hinged lid. Included: player test roll for > every type, assorted tubing sizes (6 ft of tracker, control, and other small > dia., odds and ends of other large hoses left over from rebuild jobs), > small box of misc. fittings and connectors, large zip-lock bag with assorted > leathers and cloths, masking tape, duct tape, vacuum gauge, small box with > leather nuts, hitchpin punchings, med. balance rail cloth punchings, and a > couple small drill bits to ream leather nuts as necessary, and a tracker bar > pump. > > I'm sure I've missed something in that list! Other items are carried as > parts of other kits, i.e. glues, lubes, screws. > If I'm real ambitious I'll load a portable test pump in the truck but rarely > do I use it in the field. Tubing, leathers, and cloths in the kit have to > be periodically replaced due to age deterioration. > > Mostly, nowadays, you'll find that it is either a quick and easy fix on a > previous rebuild (or 1970's - 1980's player) or it's going to be minor/major > shop work. Not much in between. > > A reminder to all non-player techs. Even if all you are going to do is > tune, have the customer demonstrate the player first! You don't want "hey, > now it doesn't work" surprises afterwards (when it didn't before anyway). > And... on *old* stuff (never rebuilt), if you have to remove player parts > for piano work, warn the customer that the player most likely will not work > afterwards (on the unlikely chance it did before removal) and get the > customer's approval. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Vanderhoofven" <david@vanderpiano.com> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:00 AM > Subject: Re: Weighty tools > > > > Hi Debbie, > > > > Can You describe what you put into your player piano kit? > > > > Thanks! > > > > David A. Vanderhoofven > > Joplin, MO > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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