At 11:06 -0800 16/11/08, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote: >Clarify: "Dollies"? Do you mean key capstans? Dollies or soldier-tops is fine. Capstans are on a grand. >Whatever the case try a little heat from the tip of a soldering gun, >that will often free parts that have seized in wood. If not try >heating, cooling, and heating again. The soldering iron sounds rather slow. I use the flame from a gas lighter or a spirit lamp to work on about 10 set-off screws at a time. You need to get them quite hot and then ease them in and out a very small amount clockwise and anti-clockwise until they are free. The soldiers will need more heat and it might be a good idea to put two drops of diesel oil where the wire enters the top and leave them overnight before using the flame. JD -- ______________________________________________________________________ Delacour Pianos * Silo * Deverel Farm * Milborne St. Andrew Dorset DT11 0HX * England Phone: +44 1202 731031 Mobile: +44 7801 310 689 * Fax: +44 870 705 3241 ______________________________________________________________________
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