This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I think it's important to show the customer what you're going to do = before you touch anything. There's a lot of flexibility in the DC = installation; let the customer decide which side the lights go on, and = so forth. Some customers may prefer the power cord coming out the top = of an upright's kneeboard (which I think looks ugly), rather than = drilling through the bottom of it. If you need to drill, show them = where and why, and make clear this is a small cost for the benefit of = preserving the important parts of the piano. I had to use a drill on an upright this week for the watering tube. The = bottom panel on the U-3 fit very nice and tight all around. I had to = remove a half-inch square at the upper corner. I removed the panel to = do it (which should be less traumatic for the customer), and then = colored in the cut area with a felt tip pen so that it doesn't look so = "raw". I didn't need any screw starters; the screws went right in with the hex = driver. --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Spalding=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:25 AM Subject: RE: Dampp Chaser and Drills Matthew, I see someone else has already answered regarding screw starters. I = assumed you were referring to routing the power cord for vertical = installations. I always offer the client a choice of running it out = through the gap between the knee-board and keybed, or drilling a hole in = the lower-right corner of the soundboard. I've never had anyone opt for = the knee-board route. Mike ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/52/ab/b8/c1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC