On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:29:36 -0400 nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) writes: > On the inside of the wires paint a little dot of liquid paper or > white > paint. Use a pair of vise grips and hold the wire while turning off > the old check and installing the new one. Turn down until you meet > the white line of the bisected dot. > > I would prefer to replace the felts and leave the wooden blocks > along. Soak the old backcheck felts with alcohol and water until > they > peel off. Thanks Newton. In my hast I already have the wood blocks removed, stripped, and refelted. Some of the backchecks were worn to the point that I had to sand the block flat again as the wear had gone through the felt into the wood. Allow the wood to dry for a day or two and get precut > felts I agree that is the way to go - IF you want to recycle as much as possible. Sometime in the past I had acquired a few strips of uncut backcheck felt and figured this would be a place to use them up and get a couple of them out of my hair so to speak. :-) > from a supply house and glue them on. Has always worked well for > me. > > Newton ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC