I agree with Terry. Take it to your shop. That way you don't have to worry about lying on your back wearing goggles! :-D Besides, it's easier with the action out of the piano! And maybe you can talk the customer into having those damper flanges replaced while you're at it. Avery Todd At 10:11 PM 1/5/2007, you wrote: >If you'll go to ><http://www.ptg.org/newsletters/631/2006/07.pdf>http://www.ptg.org/newsletters/631/2006/07.pdf >you'll see a brief article with pictures and a discussion on making >this job quick and (relatively) easy. > >I, too, use straight forcips and sometimes a small pair of >curved-blade needle-nosed pliers to snip the remains after first >using regular pliers (or fingers) to break any elbows not already broken. > >One further thing: When you are lying on the floor--looking up--to >clean those whippens, it is a FANTASTIC idea to wear eye protection! > >And, by the way, those damper flanges are doomed, sooner rather than later. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: piannaman at aol.com >Sent: Jan 5, 2007 9:28 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: elbow job > > Liszt, > >I did an elbow job today on an old Sohmer 32 spinet. I was >surprised at the quality of the piano, and it seems to me that >Sohmer wasn't necessarily trying to cut the overhead with the >plastic they used, because the rest of the instrument is quite well >made. Unfortunately, the damper flanges have are made of the same >ivory colored plastic. Fortunately, they don't get the same impact as elbows. > >The customers had the Beatles White Album on at my request as I >worked, which helped quite a bit. Took about 4 hours. Straight >forceps are really the thing to dig out broken plastic and bushings >from the wippens, IMHO. I thought I was moving along pretty well, >but 4 hours seemed a bit long. Then I thought, "88 elbows to break >off, wips to clean out, threads to clean out and lube, new elbows to >clip in place, and buttons to regulate." This was the 3rd or 4th >elbow job I've ever done. > >I'm just curious how long this job takes some of you who have done >it more frequently. > >Dave Stahl >http://dstahlpiano.net/ > > > > >---------- ><http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol>Check >out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security >tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across >the web, free AOL Mail and more. > > > > >Salem, Missouri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070105/c619fe46/attachment.html
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