[pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows

[Warren & Cindy Stieg]

What's the big deal?  Vagias elbows work great, and they'll probably
last longer than the average spinet anyway.  I always replace them
with the action in the piano.  Just take a pair of needle nose pliers
and break out what's left of the elbow (not much) in the whippen.
Unscrew or crunch the other part left on the lifter wire, screw on a
new elbow, and adjust accordingly.  Yes, I've replaced all 88 that
way.  Before I learned about these elbows I replaced them with wooden
ones at home.  What a pain!
Warren Stieg

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Whatsa matter Ron, you don't want the job either?  Ladder or latter?  Which
> one you wanna pick?  So,I "tipe" to fast...Climb it or follow it, I don't
> care.
>
> If they insist on keeping IT, (the piano silly) then, replacment wood it
> gets...  And, Ron still gets the job.  "wood" you accept it?
>
> Jer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:40 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows
>
> Gerald Groot wrote:
>> In all honesty, I generaly recommend replacing the piano at this point in
>> time in the life of the piano but, if they are insistent upon keeping it
>> wood, here we come...  Or, no, I won't do it...  Usually, the ladder...
>> Pawn it off to Ron N....
>
> Honesty is good. Thanks, but I have more firewood than I can
> use already. I could use someone to split it though, if you're
> caught up on your elbow replacement replacements and need
> something to do.
>
> Got plenty of ladders too.
>
> Now, what's this about wood? If they insist on keeping what
> wood? How can you keep something wood at their insistence if
> it was plastic in the first place?
>
> Ron N
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