<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5457A.203E5610" rel=File-List> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: = "Times New Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; = mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply; = mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; = mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple = link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Alan and List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The client has to be responsible for = the conditions in which he/she keeps the piano. If the conditions are humid then rust = will, perforce, follow.  'Tis an on-going problem - these screw-eyed = set-offs. If they do break off close to the rail the <EM>only</EM> easy way is to = remove the rail, remove the old button, apply heat (my low wattage soldering iron) = to the available screw part and then screw it out of the button side. My = earlier caveats apply.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 20, 2005 = 10:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ben Franklin's remarks = on broken on regulating screws</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Michael G.(UK)<SPAN class=500032621-20042005> said: "... and it is not <EM>your</EM> = fault they broke!"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=500032621-20042005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=500032621-20042005>Well, maybe! </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=500032621-20042005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=500032621-20042005>But I for one have broken a few things, especially in the early years, when it = was definitely my fault. Breaking regulating eye-screws is pretty common; = let's be real.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=500032621-20042005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=500032621-20042005>You live and learn. As Ben Franklin said: "Experience is a dear teacher, but a fool = will learn from no other." That's why we have this great list, n'est pas?</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=500032621-20042005><BR></DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Michael Gamble<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: regulating = screws<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Jonathan S and = List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use a low wattage soldering iron = with a "bit" which goes in the button-screws "eye". I hold it there for the heat = to go into the set-off rail - by which time you can remove the iron onto = the next "eye" and at the same time use the set-off tool to free up the hot = one. Do the whole lot that way. In the worst scenario (and yours looks like = that in a pianola) I fear you have no option but to remove the player action = in order to replace the broken eye-screws. In which case once the = action is out, try to remove the set-off rail/s to work in the bench vise. Put = in new set-off screws as required but push loop cord or thick thread through the screw holes to make the new = screws tight. Don't forget to mark the rails! (so you get them back in easier!) I = have never used Protek in this repair, but there could be a good reason = to do so!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck - and it is not = <EM>your</EM> fault they broke! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@comcast.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 20, = 2005 3:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: regulating = screws</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Remove = the rail, lubricate with Protek from both sides and allow it to soak into = the wood for awhile.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Then = heat them up with a heat gun and turn them slowly back and forth until you feel = them free up. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They = should stay free after that.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">David = Love<BR><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</= A> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: = bold">From:</SPAN></B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: = bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B><SPAN class=GramE>jonathan</SPAN> stuchell<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> = Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:06 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> = pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> regulating screws</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">   Hello listers,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">           =            What can be done about old regulating screws that break off  = just below the 'eye'   ?    They usually = turn a couple times then snap off.  The only option I seem to have = is to turn the button below ,  but it is hard to reach and I dont = know of a tool to use to do that.    This is a 1906 upright player.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT = face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">        JS</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - = Release Date: 04/19/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - = Release Date: 04/19/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>