>...I've never replaced a set of knuckles before, though, and haven't yet >found any articles talking about the procedure - any advice out there?... >Mary Bailey > There is a special pair of pliers one can use to remove knuckles. >They look like big cutters and they work just fine. >The way their blades work is that they litterally pull the >knuckle out ot it's groove. Fast and easy. Marcel Carey... Mary, Marcel, List, >From my experience using those type pliers, hammers shanks can break in the process if the knuckles are not totally cooperative. The best tool I have used thus far is one made by Glen Hart of Hart's Piano Shop in Colorado, USA. It's called the Hart Knuckle Buster. Much safer then the razor blade. Very effective. 970-434-5558 hartpiano@aol.com Good luck, Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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