On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Joe Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote: > William, That tip just made my next one easier to do thanks. > Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT > imatunr at srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Piano Boutique <pianoboutique at comcast.net> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Sent:* Monday, September 27, 2010 2:03 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Melting on plastic elbows > > Robert, > > I do it all the time. Just bend a center pin to go in a small handle, > brake out the old stuff, insert the crooked small center pin and insert > another pin of the right size from the other side. You can hold it with a > small vice grip. I put the action on a cradle and tip it forward and lift > up the wippen that I want to work with. Takes about 45 minutes to install a > set of wood replacements. > > William > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Robert Casper <bcasper at cox.net> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Sent:* Monday, September 27, 2010 3:06 PM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Melting on plastic elbows > > Anybody ever replace the elbows without pulling the action? > > I always pull the action but then I'm 6'4", sitting hunched under a spinet, console, studio even a grand keyboard is just plain uncomfortable in too many ways to explain here. I once had both legs & derriere fall asleep while I was adjusting dampers in a grand, I began to think I would never get up again! I rolled to my side then levered myself up on the bench with my arms. Mike -- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100928/fb17f97e/attachment.htm>
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