Hi David, Did you remember to make multiple pases with a razor under the front cap/stretcher lip prior to chiseling, to reduce fracture of wood/finish? I am only mentioning this as it may help others with a simular problem. Thump --- David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> wrote: > Beautifully curved and laminated cutoff bar though! > Nice crown still > and pretty good tone if the bridge wasn't falling > apart. > > David Love > davidlovepianos@comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Terry > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 5:44 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Knabe Plate and Stretcher > > '57. Aeolian. Glue is less expensive than a couple > screws? > > Terry Farrell > > > > 1957. As it turns out the horizontal cap of the > stretcher that > > overhangs the plate is glued onto the vertical > stretcher. With a > sharp > > chisel I was able to break the glue joint (sort > of) and remove the > cap. > > Had I been more patient I suppose I could have > wicked in some wall > paper > > remover/water mix and allowed the glue to soften > and removed it rather > > easily in one piece. But hey, I'm the "I want it > now" generation. So > > I'll be making a new cap. But it's a pretty > simple unadorned piece of > > wood. It would have so much easier just to screw > it on. > > > > David Love > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/
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