A nailset works well...glad I was actually able offer some help... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Chuck Behm" <behmpiano at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 11/10/2009 4:34:27 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Center (balance) rail pins >>Chuck...center rail? Balance rail key pins? You can hammer those out >from below...but that must not be what you're talking about?< >Aha! Thanks, David for helping me see the obvious. I've tried pulling them >out from the top with vise grips, and twisting them back and forth. If >they're tight, however, this doesn't work very well and I'm always afraid of >damaging the hole. I never thought to turn the keyframe upside down and >simply tap the pins out. I'm getting too old for creative thinking, >apparently. >Usually I polish the pins without removing them. This piano, however, sat in >a factory for several decades, however, and the mice who lived there treated >the pins like tiny fire hydrants. And there were a lot of mice, let me tell >you. Anyway, the pins are corroded up the wazoo, so there's no point of >trying to simply polish them. I'll tap them out, and replace with new. >Thanks again. Chuck
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