Replacing plastic elbows

[David Love]

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My experience is that if some of them are brittle, they are usually all
brittle.  A pair of pliers or wire cutters will usually get them off
very easily as they will tend to crumble with little force.  Using snap
on elbows precludes any pinning.  Removing the action is unnecessary.
Not my favorite job, though.   
 
David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 
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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of William R. Monroe
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:17 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Replacing plastic elbows
 
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.
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From: David <mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net>  Love 
To: 'Pianotech' <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>  
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.  
 
David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 
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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
 
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

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