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[tnrwim at aol.com]

Wim,
At this point, it may be a good idea to measure the angle of the string
rom the pressure bar to the termination point, just in case you need to
oosen string tension and loosen the other screws of the pressure bar.
Too many times technicians remove parts and destroy information that the
iano has to offer.
-John Parham


John

There is no need to measure string angle. The pressure bar on this piano has feet that rest of the plate when the screws are tight. The tension on all the strings have already been released, and in, fact, all the strings are off the piano, except for the middle section, where that danged screw is still holding the pressure bar. 

Wim




-----Original Message-----
From: johnparham <johnparham at piano88.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, Oct 3, 2011 4:02 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fwd:


Wim,
At this point, it may be a good idea to measure the angle of the string
rom the pressure bar to the termination point, just in case you need to
oosen string tension and loosen the other screws of the pressure bar.
Too many times technicians remove parts and destroy information that the
iano has to offer.
-John Parham
> -------- Original Message --------
 Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fwd:
 From: tnrwim at aol.com
 Date: Mon, October 03, 2011 12:04 am
 To: pianotech at ptg.org
 
 
 Right now I'm in a real bind. I tried this easyout thing called Grabit, and 
he tip broke off in the screw. So I put in a "call" to the maunfacturer of this 
roduct to ask for advice on getting that tip out. 
 
 Otherwise. I'm all ears, and open to any suggestions. 
 
 Wim
 
 PS. Please, I don't want to hear any "I told you so's". I've got a bad enough 
eeling about this already. 
 
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: johnparham <johnparham at piano88.com>
 To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
 Sent: Sun, Oct 2, 2011 5:27 pm
 Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fwd:
 
 
 Wim,
 What choices have you figured out so far?
 -John Parham
 > -------- Original Message --------
  Subject: [pianotech] Fwd:
  From: tnrwim at aol.com
  Date: Thu, September 29, 2011 9:25 pm
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  
  
  I'm taking the strings off a Steinway upright. One of the screws on the 
 ressure bar is frozen. Before I realized this, I used a smaller screw driver, 
 nd because the screw is made of a soft metal, the edges ripped off. I now have 
>  larger screwdriver tip that fits the slot, but because the slot of the screw 
 s worn off, (see picture),  the blade keeps slipping of the edge.
  
  What do I do, short of drilling out the screw, which would mean buying a new 
 ne? 
  
  Wim

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