removing Backchecks

[Richard Brekne]

I take a thin piece of wood about 1/4 inch thick and a pair of wire cutters,
wedge with the peice of wood and grab onto the bottom of the Backcheck wire with
the wire cutters and lever the thing out.

I suppose there is an actuall pull tool for this job, but this way has always
worked fine.

Why are you removeing the wire from the key if all you are going to replace are
the checks themselves ?

Eliot Lee wrote:

> Hi List,
>
>     I have to replace Backckecks on 2 Samick Grands with that synthetic
> stuff that sheds all over the action.
>
>     IS there a tried and true method of quickly removing Backcheck wire from
> the base of the key?
>
>     I am afraid I might damage the keys in removing them.
>
> Thanks, Eliot

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway