You're probably going to have to use heat Scott, and work a small section at a time. A common problem with 'heat-release' adhesives is if you let the released area contact and cool down, it will stick together again. :>( Soaking solutions are generally useless for these, but for some reason 'steam' made from water with a surfactant added seems to help. I have a very thin prying tool (for door-casing/baseboard (removal)with a 2" wide blade, it is quite helpful, and a 3/4" tool for the rib notches. Heat and/or steam the joint, gently seperate the joint with the pry-bar, then leave a finishing nail in the gap to keep it open and move on. Better still, call Christian Bolduc +1 (888) 397-5057. While he was working for Schimmel, he had several factory boards (modern adhesive) to replace. He will know how. BTW, while it's just plain good harmless fun to bash a board out with a 2 x 4, a good all-in-one-peice removal technique leaves very little surface preparation of rim, etc., later on. I recently re-strung/pin-blocked a small grand plagued with sound-board/rim delamination. There was no intention to replace the soundboard, but I was able to carefully pop it out (in- one-peice), clean the gluing-surfaces and re-install it quite efficiently. Very satisfying work. best regards, Mark Cramer, Brandon University _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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