Lost motion compensator question

[Ron Nossaman]

>Friends,
>
>Is there a trick to getting a sticker/wippen assembly out of an old
>upright piano with the lost motion compensator rod?  It appears that you
>can't remove the rod without loosening at least several wippens, and you
>can't remove a sticker/wippen without a major headache unless you first
>remove the rod.  Am I overlooking something?  I dread having to take any
>parts out of this type, so please increase my knowledge!
>
>Regards,
>Clyde

It's been a while, but from what I recall about these, you already seem to 
know about everything there is to know about them.

Ron N