[pianotech] Fwd: which Allen wrenches to carry

Isaac Sadigursky irs.pianos at earthlink.net
Thu Oct 21 10:05:17 MDT 2010



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> From: Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
> Date: October 21, 2010 9:00:40 AM PDT
> To: Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Fwd: [pianotech] which Allen wrenches to carry
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>> From: Isaac Sadigursky <isaacspianoservice at gmail.com>
>> Date: October 21, 2010 8:41:38 AM PDT
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] which Allen wrenches to carry
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>> For Samick Legs and Lyres I like to use hex-sockets attached to an  
>> 3/8" socket.It is designed for Car Mechanics and is available in  
>> Automotive stores and some Hardware stores.
>> Samick uses 3/8 " and fpr Schimmel plates -12mm.
>> No need to move piano away to create clearance for an L-wrench.  
>> when tightening Samick Legs.
>> Also,3/8" sockets are more compact.
>> To avoid loosing Tiny hex-wrenches for voicing needles,I like to  
>> attach them to a small piece of magnet.
>> Hope,it helps.
>> isaac
>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 5:26 AM, John Formsma wrote:
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>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:34 PM, David Nereson <da88ve at gmail.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   Can't think of any other places they occur very often, but in  
>>> the tool box for my car, I have those fold-up sets, one SAE and  
>>> the other metric.
>>>
>>>  --David Nereson, RPT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also have the ones in my vehicle's tool box. Hardly ever need to  
>>> use them for piano work, but nice to have.
>>>
>>> Isn't the Samick wrench a 10mm? Just FYI, some bicycle shops might  
>>> normally stock that. I bought a set of bike wrenches, and it came  
>>> with a 10mm. If it's an 8mm, any bike shop will have that one.  (I  
>>> see that Jane from Samick has offered to send one, though.)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> JF
>>
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