<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Yes Debbie, <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>That also happened to me with the nylon handles once - I was carrying mine and it collapsed. Anyone with the nylon handled pair should add washers to prevent that! And, you've probably all figured this out but n case anyone hasn't; you can make the clamping lots tighter by pushing down hard on the top clamp (put as much weight on it as you can muster) - flexing it down as you tighten the wingnut. Rather than trying to do all the tightening using the nut.</div><div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Allen Wright<br><div><div>On May 27, 2008, at 11:37 PM, <<a href="mailto:pianolady50@peoplepc.com">pianolady50@peoplepc.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bill's clamps are wonderful! However, do use some caution when carrying keys by the clamp handles. </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">First, speaking of the original wood clamps with leather handles. With age and usage the leather does rot. Not fun when the tech was carrying a set of clamped keys in to my shop for keybushing. One handle broke and sent a half set of perfect, white ivories down to the cement driveway. 'Head' first, of course. Major repairs ensued.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">So...I thought the aluminum with the nylon handles were a fantastic improvement. Until flipping a set on the bench and one of the handle attaching screws pulled through the nylon handle! The hole in the nylon had enlarged.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Now I've modified the handles with the addition of fender washers between the screw heads and the handles. All's well so far.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Best bet, frequently inspect for wear.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Debbie Legg</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu" href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="caut@ptg.org" href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:01 PM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: 88 key pick-up! (well just 44)</div><div><br></div><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Hi all,</font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">I'm sure many of you have done this, but I just had my first encounter with not tightening down my Spurlock key clamp. I picked up the strap to turn them over on the bench and .... well I've got something to do for a little while now. </font><font face="sans-serif" size="2">must go crawl around the shop floor for awhile!</font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">PTW</font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><br></blockquote></span></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Allen Wright</div><div>London, UK</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; "><a href="http://www.broadjam.com/akwright">http://www.broadjam.com/akwright</a></font></div></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span> </div><br></div></div></body></html>