elbow job

[Alan R. Barnard]

Yes, exactly, except for "spin the new elbows on" ... use that butane torch to save some real time and hassle. Process demonstrated and explained at http://www.ptg.org/newsletters/631/2006/07.pdf (page 4). It's so easy and works so well. I didn't invent it, I learned it from someone on this list years ago.
Someone mentioned taking the piano and/or action to the shop. Not for just elbows; not me!
Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
Joshua 24:15






Original message
From: "Dean May" 
To: "Pianotech List" 
Received: 01/06/2007 9:39:16 AM
Subject: RE: elbow job


When I do an elbow job, I break off the elbows and clean out the whippens in the piano. A little butane torch is good for getting the stubborn ones. I then gather all of the drop wires with buttons and take them back to my shop. This takes 20-30 minutes. I like to take them back to the shop for the purpose of trimming the green felt on the sides of the buttons. I just hold it up to the disc sander and give a little twirl. I’m not looking to get all the felt off, just trim a little.
 
The reason is that I’ve found that the felt swells and contributes to excess friction in the key movement- especially when you turn them to adjust the lost motion and get them out of the position they’ve settled into over the years. 
 
Actually, I have my slave labor (sons) do this and spin the new elbows on. Then I return to the home and finish. $350.
 
Dean
Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 
PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 
Terre Haute IN  47802
Salem, Missouri
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