becket breaker

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Michiel,
The tool that you made was probably too soft to take the beating that it
takes to break all those beckets. The tool that the supply companies have
is made of case hardened steel. They are just larger than the tuning pin so
when in use you can put pressure against the tool to keep it seated on the
coil when the hammer strikes the tool breaking the becket. The closer the
tool is to the size of the pin without being tight the less difficulties
you will have in using the tool.
Joe Goss
You know your on the level if your bubble is in the middle.

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> From: Michiel van Loon <mvanloon@xs4all.nl>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: becket breaker
> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 2:41 PM
> 
> Dear list,
> Some time ago there was talk about breaking the beckets when removing the
> strings.
> I have never seen the tool that should be used for that purpose, it is in
no
> European catalogue as far as I know.
> But today I tried to do the job using my selfmade coiltightening tool.
> It was a succesfull operation and I like the becket breaking procedure.
> It was the first time for me to unstring a piano without any blood loss.
> The only thing is that my coiltightening thing didn't survive.
> Can anyone please send me a picture of the becket breaker and/or the
> (E-mail)adress where I can order one?
> Thanx.
> Michiel van Loon
> mvanloon@xs4all.nl
> Homepage http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvanloon
> Meppel
> Nederland
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