<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bill Spurlock of Spurlock Specialty Tools = requested that I post the statement below to the Pianotech List.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_________________________________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>From Bill Spurlock:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Some earlier versions of our key = clamps had the black woven handles attached with the screw only passing through one = thickness of the webbing material.On these there is the danger that the material = can stretch and slip off over the screw head, causing the keys to fall out = of the users hands and be damaged. On later versions we have folded the = material over so the screw passes through a double thickness. While we have had only a = couple of reports of this problem, we recommend that anyone owning a set of our = key clamps should inspect the handle attachment. If the screw only passes = through a single thickness of handle webbing, the clamps should be modified = immediately. <BR><BR>There are two simple options: Add a fender washer at least 3/4" = diameter to the screw, or fold the handle material over so the screw penetrates = two layers (see picture at <A href="http://www.spurlocktools.com/id66_clamp_handle_mods.htm">http://w= ww.spurlocktools.com/id66_clamp_handle_mods.htm</A>)</FONT></DIV></BODY><= /HTML>