Corfam removal help needed

[John R Fortiner]

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:26:55 -0500 "Ron Berry" <ronberry@iquest.net>
writes:
> Soaking is the way to get the corfam off the back catcher.  
> Wallpaper remover will work or even water and alcohol to thin the 
> water.  You need to reapply several times but don't let it drip into 
> 
> other parts of the action.  Once they have been soaked they will 
> pull 
> right off.
** A stationary 1" belt sander is a great cleanup tool for the catchers.
> 
> The corfam on under the butt where the jack works will pop loose on 
> the outside edge and then use needle nose pliers
**Or duckbill pliers**
 to pull it out of 
> the 
> slot.  Use a knife to clean out the slot.
**It has also been suggested to use a hacksaw to clean out the slot.  IF
you have a bandsaw ( the smallest one out there is hundreds of times
larger than really necessary.) with a rather fine toothed blade ( about
10+tpi) that saw will do the job with great ease and very quickly.  I
offer these tips from the experience of having to remove and replace the
stuff.

John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.
> 
> Ron Berry
> 
> > 
> > Since I use wallpaper remover to get old key bushings out, I am 
> about
> > to give this a try.  There should be a better way to get this 
> stuff
> > off. Please help!  (desperate tone of voice)
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Clyde Hollinger
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN
> ronberry@iquest.net
> Check out the Piano Page at:
> http://www.ptg.org/
> for great information about Pianos

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