David It's an Apollo grand, which means it's at least, what, 75 years old. (The last one was made in '39). I would chisel off the leads, and seal with Shellac. Travel time not withstanding, it only take me about about 45 minutes to an hour to remove the stack, trim the leads, and put it back together. While I'm at it, I also vacuum the frame, and blow the dust out of the action. I charge $150 for the job. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician 94-505 Kealakaa Str. Mililani, Oahu, HI 96789 808-349-2943 www.Bleespiano.com Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2009 6:04 pm Subject: [pianotech] key leads List, I have perused the archives about oxidizing key leads. Seems to have been around 1996 or so...I have an Apollo Grand with the beginnings of oxidizing leads. Some sticking keys etc. My first inclination is to just chisel off and seal with lacquer or something like that. Anyone want to hazzard how long it would take to remove the leads and replace with new? I probably should give the customer that option... I'm guessing 1 hour for travel back and forth. 1 hour to disassemble and reassemble action. 1 hour to remove leads and a couple to swedge in new ones...am I dreaming here? What do you think. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091217/85fe1048/attachment.htm>
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