[CAUT] FW: Tuners leave a trail

[G Cousins]

True true in all cases. Just wanted to vent.
Wing nut's also seize up if threads are not already mucked up.
Often a case of the weakest link. Often that gnome Mr. Not Me causes the issue.

It (often) bothers me when the incorrect size screwdriver tip is used to loosen or tighten a screw.
Never could figure out the why as it was constantly drilled into me to always use the correct size driver for the screw.
Also a gripe of flat head screwdrivers (modern) with tapers.  Really annoying (to me)  Oh the good old days.
Gerry


> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:50:07 -0500
> To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net; caut at ptg.org
> From: t46xd8jb at xplornet.com
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] FW:  Tuners leave a trail
> 
> It may only involve loosening one Philips screw, but on some of the U1s 
> that I have encountered, the screw has been tightened so much that the head 
> was stripped and a screwdriver would not loosen the screw. Kawai has a 
> better idea, in that they use a wing nut instead. It works well every time.
> 
> Terry Beckingham RPT
> 
> 
> At 01:40 PM 4/26/2010 -0700, you wrote:
> >Well, it does involve a screwdriver and one screw to loosen...so maybe for 
> >some it is a bad design.
> >
> >David Ilvedson, RPT
> >Pacifica, CA  94044
> >
> >----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> >From: "G Cousins" <cousins_gerry at msn.com>
> >To: caut at ptg.org
> >Received: 4/26/2010 1:29:19 PM
> >Subject: [CAUT] FW:  Tuners leave a trail
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Couldn't possibly be bad design, could it!  (?)
> > >GC
> >
> >
> > >From: tannertuner at bellsouth.net
> > >To: caut at ptg.org
> > >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:07:06 -0400
> > >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Tuners leave a trail
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >I've seen it on brand new pianos as well.
> > >Jeff
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: David Ilvedson
> > >To: Piano Technicians Guild ; Piano Technicians Guild
> > >Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:14 PM
> > >Subject: [CAUT] Tuners leave a trail
> >
> > >A little scratch here, a little scratch 
> > there...
> > >
> 
 		 	   		  
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