Steinbach plastic elbows

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You replace them with the Vagias plastic clip on elbows from Schaff
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Morgan" <rsanbornmorgan at yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:51 PM
Subject: Steinbach plastic elbows


>I just looked at a spinet on which half of the plastic elbows at the bottom 
>of the lifter rods are broken--two broke as I played a note to check pitch. 
>None broke as I looked at them, however.
>
> Before I get home to my books, I thought I'd ask the wise list for some 
> info.  Surely you don't replace them with the same thing?  (and don't 
> anyone say: "Who's Shirley?"!!)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Richard Morgan
>