[pianotech] Ahhh, Piano talk at last! :>)

[John Ross]

I had said protect the bridge. Someone suggested a soundboard steel.
The prying can be done at an angle, that doesn't distort the entry hole.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia 
On 2010-11-02, at 9:45 PM, David Love wrote:

> The wire cutters can work well (though be careful you don’t accidentally snip them off at the level of the cap) but prying will damage the bridge cap.  If you are intending to recap that’s ok but if you are only going to resurface then you have to find a different method.  Generally these pins are so loose that a small vice-grips will grab them  and pull them out easily.  You can also use a grinder to taper the jaws of the vg so that it is less likely to run into the cap itself.  Just work slowly so as not to damage the cap.  I have run into caps where it was just impossible to get them out without cap damage (a MH comes to mind) and I had to recap.  Not that big a deal really though it does add an unanticipated cost to the customer. 
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Ross
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 2:30 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ahhh, Piano talk at last! :>)
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> Try some fine wire cutters, they can grab, then protecting the surface of the bridge, just pry up.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
> On 2010-11-02, at 5:45 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:
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> OK all junk aside from my and a lot of past posts...This is not OT!! :>) 
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> I'm working on a Baldwin R from the 60's.  (pre hitch pin weird thing)  Why did they bury the bridge pins down so far?  To restring a piano on these is a bear of a task!  Only 3-4 millemeters (or millemetres for you northerners).  They give you nothing to grab when trying to pull the pins out!  I have about 20 of these beasties at UNL and I hate them for restringing or bridge fixing. 
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> What have you done with these? 
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> Thanks 
> Paul 
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> From:
> Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To:
> pianotech at ptg.org
> Date:
> 11/02/2010 03:38 PM
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> Re: [pianotech] Medical costs (OT!) was:billing dilemmawith        pitch        raises
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> I guess I'll whine at them, then. And I will, but not as much to those that didn't bother to vote at all!  They have NO say. 
> Paul 
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> From:
> Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
> To:
> pianotech at ptg.org
> Date:
> 11/02/2010 03:21 PM
> Subject:
> Re: [pianotech] Medical costs (OT!) was:billing dilemmawith        pitch raises
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> Only, if you know some people that didn't voter your way.
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> Paul T Williams wrote:
> > Voted just now! And proud of it. So...can I bitch now when my people
> > don't get elected?
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> > Paul
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