Replacing Key Leads

[thepianoarts]

Hi Paul,

    I would shave them, in thinking that the worst is over. I don't think
the lead swelled....but it was the swelled wood that squeezed them out.
(Don't breath the dust if you sand, and wear gloves).

If you want to add new lead, Renner makes a 'De-leader' tool, that helps
punch them out. Or, you could save $70 + bucks, and punch them out over a
slightly larger hole, so as to prevent the wood from splitting. But again, I
don't think the lead is the problem.

Dan Reed
Dallas chapter



on 1/22/01 10:35 PM, Paul McCloud at smccloud@ix.netcom.com wrote:

> I would like to know the best way to replace key leads.  I have come
> upon a Wurlitzer grand that has leads which have swelled and rub against
> the neighbors.  I don't want to shave them off, as I know they will just
> continue to swell.  I would like to know what sort of tools I would need
> to remove the leads without breaking the keysticks.  Thanks
> Paul McCloud
> San Diego
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