Removing grand backcheck wires from keys

[John R Fortiner]

I worked on a model 66B? Chickering upright  (1921) this week that had
several backcheck wires broken off at the wippen.   Should a person
attempt to drive out the remaining wires or just drill a new hole and
install new ones?   Could you give suggestions as to how you would do
this in the field? ( Piano was 48 miles from my shop.)

John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:06:07 -0400 nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) writes:
> I use my upright hammer extractor to remove the wires.  Measure the
> height of the old ones before removing.  Take one out and check the
> fit of the new ones before removing them all.
> 
> I use the drill press and a backcheck turner to press the new ones
> into place.
> 
> If they are a little loose I use a little CA to hold them in place.
> 
> Take care that the new wires are not too larger for the old holes as
> well.
> 
> 		Newton

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