[pianotech] which Allen wrenches to carry

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Wed Oct 20 21:16:55 MDT 2010


On 10/20/2010 9:33 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> Barb
> Go to a Samick/Kohler& Campbell dealer and they usually have extra
> Allens for the leg bolts and lyres. For the Everett bolt, Schaff's
> screws driver blade 32C, (page 41), works. The only problem is, you have
> to pull the piano out from the wall at least a foot to get the blade in
> the hole. I don't know of any other piano that needs an Allen.
> Wim

Years back, I got a call on one of these. Someone had muscled the lid 
up, ripping out the pins, and leaving the lid bobbing on the brackets 
like a Pep Boys bobblehead. I thought it was sort of cute, but they 
insisted it be fixed, so I took the opportunity to install actual 
hinges, and retire the Allen bolts and brackets. Otherwise, I just use 
the screwdriver blade.

What you need in Allen wrenches is contingent on what you do, just like 
anything else. Player service, for instance, requires more and different 
tooling.

Barb, I'd say if you think you might not have what you need by now, you 
likely don't need at least some of what you have. I know I don't. 
There's just the problem of determining which is what.
Ron N


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