[pianotech] Removing a Steinway Pinblock

[Ron Nossaman]

William Monroe wrote:
> I should add that if you use alcohol and water, I found that it was best 
> to have something else to do.  Apply and re-apply and let it work for 
> some time to get things started.  When it works well, it comes off 
> clean, leaving just glue residue.  My last one (see the previous photos) 
> came out clean other than the cracked section which had to be cut.  All 
> in all, Alcohol/Water seems like the most elegant solution to me, 
> though, with my methods, the recip saw seems to be fastest in the end.  
> One other nice advantage of Alcohol/Water is that you have a pretty fine 
> template if it comes out clean.  ;-]
> 
> William R. Monroe

I found alcohol works about as well, and about as badly as 
anything else I've tried. I still have to drill out the end 
dowels, but I can be doing something else more useful while 
the soaking/wedging progresses. I do hate the smell of the 
stuff though.

Now, why are you guys still wasting all that time pulling all 
those tuning pins?
Ron N