I think that it might be a wood or plastic dowel on a wire on the end of the key stick. Sort of like a popcicle on a stick. Joe Goss imatunr@primenet.com http://www.primenet.com/~imatunr/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:04 AM Subject: Re: Frozen key dowells > I have been reading this thread and for the life of me, can not figure out > what a key dowel is. The capstan? > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@mediaone.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:40 AM > Subject: Re: Frozen key dowells > > > > At 06:49 PM 02/10/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > >Apply heat from a soldering iron or small torch to the wire - similar to > > >using heat to ease a cp bushing. Just don't catch the wood on fire :-) > > > > > >John R. Fortiner > > >Billings, MT. > > >On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:29:14 -0500 staytuned@idirect.com (John Lillico, > > >RPT) writes: > > > > Any suggestions for "unfreezing" wooden key dowells? This one is one > > > > of those imported used Kawaii uprights. The dowell material is great > > > > in that it seldom cracks apart but the wires twist and break!! > > > > > > > > John Lillico, RPT > > > > Oakville, ON > > > > APSCO has pliers which hit around the dowel for turning: > > Special Pliers, #15441, pg 17 > > > > After splitting many dowels I figured it was time to get a pair, > > haven't broken a dowel simce. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Jon Page, piano technician > > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > >
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