[pianotech] Moving the wippen heel--reposting with more photos and corrections

[Joe DeFazio]

Hi David,

Thank you for posting this mini-tutorial.  As usual, it is clearly thought out and helpful.

But, pleeeeeease tell us that you didn't hold those wippen heels in your hand while trimming the protrusions on the bandsaw!  Placing the heel in either a small wooden handscrew or the cheap (yellow plastic and metal) small-parts holder that many router bit vendors sell would make it much safer to trim the heels.

Also, a question: did you use a jig to align the heels to their new position?  And if so, does the jig hold the heel in place while it is being glued?

Joe DeFazio
Pittsburgh