At 07:29 PM 12/06/1999 -0800, you wrote: >Jon, > >I am interested in this tool. It has a variable voltage control? >I like the idea of not crushing the wood. > >David I. > David, Yes, the KBI-1 has a dimmer in-line and 5 tapered broaches. "Ironing reduces friction...with more permanent results than crushing the wood with pliers". It is quicker than using pliers which I use only for extreme cases. Eas...y, Jon Page >Date sent: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 08:16:07 -0500 >To: pianotech@ptg.org >From: Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net> >Subject: Re: Renner key easing pliers >Send reply to: pianotech@ptg.org > >> My favorite tool for easing keys is the >> Key Bushing Iron available from Pianotek. >> >> I have the 'swivel' style pliers but only use it >> on the occasional extra tight few. >> >> With the KBI the bushings are uniform. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon Page >> >> >> At 10:40 PM 12/05/1999 -0500, you wrote: >> >Dear list, >> >Question: I'm considering obtaining some fine key easing pliers from Renner >> >(the type designed to enable the tech. to ease the key WHILE IN THE PIANO. >> >I've seen the 2 types they make, but I'd appreciate having other opinions >> >from those of you who use both or one of the two. One type is the taperd 2 >> >jaws parallel pliers (in the original Renner cat. # 1616), the other type is >> >Not parallel 2 jaws with a "tongue/swivel" thing in the middle. # 1617. >> >Any thoughts/recommendations will be mostly appreciated. >> >-Dan Amihud RPT >> > >> Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > > >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, CA >ilvey@jps.net > Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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