Tom, He was away alright... I'll try to give it a rest, but it is hard... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner at verizon.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 12/15/2009 8:03:01 PM Subject: [pianotech] Matthew Todd loose damper lever lead. Forward from mypost from 11-21-09 Yamaha G1 - Loose under lever lead >Matthew, > This is more detail from our discussion three weeks ago. You must have been away >from the list that week or you wouldn't have asked a question that was under such >recent discussion. >Check out the other postings from 11-20- 09 through 11-21- 09 >Al Guecia among others had some suggestions . >List, > I'm a little late to this thread but several years ago I fashioned a tool for swedgeing >loose damper leads from an >11". 45 degree needle nose pliers such as at this web site. >http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kti51211.html >I put the thing in a vice and gave the tips a few judicious wacks then dressed the >tips a bit . I think the fact that this is an inexpensive tool worked to my advantage >as it was pretty malleable and the 45 degree angle gives good access to the levers. >I make three or four dimples around the edge of the lead and it does the job. I've >made a few of these for some fellow techs with positive reports back. Under ten >bucks and no need to C.A. >Tom Driscoll
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