How do I remove knuckles, cleanly? Knuckle recovering.

[tune4u@earthlink.net]

Seems like new hammers in a nice grand deserve new knuckles. Surprising they
put the new hammers on old shanks if the knuckles were bad. Can they be
treated with steam and/or needles? Bolstered w/yarn? How 'bout a can of
Fix-a-Flat?

Schaff sells whole knuckle assemblies for about $80. Considering how much
less labor replacing these vs. recovering the old ones would be ... maybe
you nee to put on your salesman's hat.

Check out
https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/1996-November/010818.html
and
https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/1998-August/035446.html

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of gordon stelter
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:18 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: How do I remove knuckles, cleanly? Knuckle recovering.


I may be getting in a Conover grand with a good set of
new hammers, but utterly flat knuckles
( Authentic 1915 vintage ).
     Can anyone recommend a recipe for removing them
for replacement or recovering, without breaking the
shanks or the knuckle cores? And must they be removed
for recovering?
     Your comments would be most sincerely
appreciated.
     Thanks!
     Thump

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