Makes you feel like Scrooge... '-[ David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Denise Rachel" <pp-ff at verizon.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 12/15/2009 9:33:53 PM Subject: [pianotech] Christmas Wishes >Hello everyone, >I was just talking with Ruth at Allied Piano. She reports that Webb >is experiencing failing health. He suffers with Parkinson's and is no >longer taking 'phone calls. Some of us might want to send him our >best Christmas wishes this year. He is a remarkable gentleman, having >devoted his life to the piano industry. His generosity in helping >others in the field is unrivaled. >Webb Phillips >3096 Bristol Road >Warrington, PA 18976 >Denise >On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:17 AM, Matthew Todd wrote: >> What? Resting your hard head? >> >> --- On Wed, 12/16/09, David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Matthew Todd loose damper lever lead. >> Forward from mypost from 11-21-09 Yamaha G1 - Loose under lever lead >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 5:11 AM >> >> 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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