Sealed pianos

[Ted Simmons]

No argument there, Les.  Having the right tool for the job is always the
best choice.  I merely wanted to point out a possible alternative if the
right tool is not available.  The Everettes I tune are in schools &
Churches and the first time I ever tuned one I had to resort to using a
screwdriver. Fortunately the screws came out easily, but, you're right,
sometimes they are screwed in by a gorilla.  Now I have the correct size
allen wrench.

Ted Simmons

>Hi, Ted.
>
>Just a brief comment if I may. I think it's really better to carry the
>allen wrench in your tuning kit, rather than trying to rely on a screw-
>driver to always be able to loosen those hex-hole screws. Why? Well,
>sooner or later, you're going to find out that some technicians who do
>carry the allen wrench with themselves, delight in turning the screws
>as tightly as they possibly can, in a deliberate attempt to give the next
>technician who comes along problems. I have found pianos with the hex-
>head screws turned down so tightly that I had to use a hammer on the allen
>wrench in order to get them to loosen up! I think it's really better to
>just add the allen wrench to your tuning kit, rather than relying on a
>screwdriver that sooner or later is going to let you down.
>
>Les Smith
>lessmith@buffnet.net
>
>
>On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Ted Simmons wrote:
>
>> Wally,
>>   I have several Everetts on my list with this type of lid installation.
>> You don't really need an allen wrench to remove the screws; a 1/4"
>> screwdriver blade will fit perfectly in the hole, then just turn it out.
>> You will have to move the piano away from the wall a good bit, however.
>>
>> Ted Simmons
>>
>> >I was just called on to tune an Everett studio yesterday. When I started to
>> >open the piano, it wouldn't. After a couple of minutes of tugging, prying,
>> >and shining my flashlight, I finally noticed that the top was fastened on
>> >by two brackets with hex-hole screws. (The back was covered with a cloth.)
>> >Unfortunately I didn't bring my Allen wrenches. Fortunately the owner found
>> >some. Once the screws were removed, the top could be slid back and removed,
>> >then the front panel/music rack unscrewed and removed.
>> >
>> >My questions are these: Is this common to all Everett studio pianos? Are
>> >there other piano brands that have uncommon fastenings and therefore
>> >require uncommon tools for opening?
>> >
>> >Wally Scherer
>> >Norfolk, VA
>>
>>
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