removing key pins

[Farrell]

Pianotek has a new-fangled tool for pulling keypins. It is designed to pull the pins straight so as to not enlarge the hole. Has anyone tried it?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: removing key pins


> 
> Hi Keith,
>                    Just heat them with a big soldering iron, it works for me.
> Roger
> 
> At 04:27 AM 9/5/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >The front rail pins being rusty around the base and swollen are so tight 
> >they are hard to even turn much less pull out. They are not drilled all 
> >the way through so removing the key frame and driving them out from the 
> >bottom is not an option. Any tricks? I am an ex plumber/pipefitter so I 
> >KNOW brute strength and dumb luck. I'm considering using my right angle 
> >drill. Since the pins are oval I shouldn't have to tighten up the chuck 
> >much to get them spinning.
> >Keith R
> 
>