back check removal

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi,
My wife dumped the deleted file so I can not check my question, but must
ask.
Was the origional question about upright check removal?
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <A440A@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: back check removal


> Greetings,
>      I found the easiest way to remove the wires was a small claw hammer
and
> a wedge with a slot cut into it.  If the keys are old and brittle, or if
you
> are really concerned about breaking them, you can cut the wedge to fit
under
> the drill press table(stuck on with a spot of CA), which will provide a
stop
> for the top of the key.  Then you simply stick the backcheck wire up
through
> this from below and grab it  with the hammer.  The hammer then rides on
the
> top of the table, pulling the wire out like a nail.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote