This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Sometimes I've run across these spinets where some elbows have = disintegrated, and others you cant get off with vise-grips. I refuse to = pull action parts to replace elbows. Way more work than the = "instrument" justifies. If I have one of these, I remove all the elbows = that come off easily or with a little extra "elbow-grease," and the ones = that just don't want to come - leave 'em. Whatever the reason, they = obviously haven't lost enough structural integrity to warrant = replacement. As always, inform the client of the situation and let them = choose. If they want 'em all the same, tell them the cost for all that = repinning and go to it! William R. Monroe Madison, WI Assoc. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Love=20 To: 'Pianotech'=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: RE: Replacing plastic elbows Are you sure they are not brittle. Usually you can break them easily = with a pair of pliers. =20 =20 David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net=20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Arthur Chickering Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 6:17 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Replacing plastic elbows =20 Dear List, I am replacing all the plastic drop action elbows on a Winter spinet. = I have 40 elbows which are not brittle and have to be removed in some = way other than breaking them off. Is there an easier way to do this = other than removing the whippens and pushing out each center pin? Thanks for your help, Arthur Chickering ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fc/c0/06/b2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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