<HTML xmlns:o xmlns:st1><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Eras Medium ITC'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>The hex bolts go in to the back of the piano, through brackets located where hinges usually go. You have to pull the piano out from the wall, get the bolts out, then lift the lid out of the way. It is probably the most secure school piano. Save from even the uninitiated tuner.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I had one in a home I tuned regularly. I left the bolts finger tight only.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Eras Medium ITC'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">David Stocker, RPT<BR>Tumwater, WA<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=laura-olsen@att.net href="mailto:laura-olsen@att.net">Laura Olsen</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 18, 2011 17:51</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] hex size</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Yikes!  Doesn't that scratch? <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Laura</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>On Aug 18, 2011, at 4:37 PM, David Stocker wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <META name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> <DIV dir=ltr lang=EN-US link="blue" vlink="purple"> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Eras Medium ITC'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>I find it is usually the size of a vise-grip around the outside of the screw head. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Eras Medium ITC'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">David Stocker, RPT<BR>Tumwater, WA<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">Leslie Bartlett</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 18, 2011 14:19</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] hex size</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What’s the hex size to get into an <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Everett</st1:place></st1:city> piano?  Thought I had the right one in bag, and it turned out to be a Kawai leg hex.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Also  the brand “Howard”, produced by Kawai.  Does one search Kawai numbers, or <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> numbers, or Acrosonic numbers to learn the age of such a thing.? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks much<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Les bartlett<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>