----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Todd" <toddpianoworks@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:57 PM Subject: Dampp Chaser and Drills > Just a quickie... > > When you install the dampp-chaser systems, do y'all just bust out an > electric drill in front of the customer and begin? Does the customer ever > question, or get irate, when ya start drilling in their piano?? Or do you > not use a drill? > > Matthew .yahoo.com Use a screw starter (it's silent and doesn't make sawdust). I got mine from Dampp-Chaser years ago. It works great, even in the hardwood of piano beams. The part, or tool number is/was SS . I don't know if they still offer them. If not, I suppose you could get one of those very sharp self-tapping sheet metal screws used for heating and air-conditioning duct work (the sharp point punctures the metal), and cut the head off (or not) and epoxy the screw into a wood handle. They also offer(ed?) a magnetic hex driver (part/tool number HEX), which helps to keep from losing screws in the carpet. If they express concern about the screw holes, I just tell them they're all underneath, not visible, small, shallow, don't hurt anything, can always be filled with putty, etc. I might use a drill here or there, but mostly the screw starter. --David Nereson, RPT
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