[pianotech] elbows

[Piano Boutique]

Marshall

I have replaced many sets of elbows.   Put the action on a cradle, crunch out the old ones, take off the wires.

Now pick out a workable center pin and hold the new elbow in place.   Put a small center pin in the ears, and with a needle nose pliers, push in a new pin.

I have not mentioned everything, but if you want to talk more, we have covered this before on this list, and we will probably again.

William



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marshall Gisondi 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:23 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] elbows


  HI Everyone,
  Wnen it comes to elbows, I've never heard of using a heat source.  I just take plyers and crunch crunch crunch :-)  At the school we were taought to take a vice grip and place it on the lifter wire on the point where the original elbow was so we knew how far to screw on the replacement plastic ones if we used them.  I have and they do well.  I know some believe in the wood ones which are harder to install.  Like one tech told me out here, the plastic replacemetns will out live me and the customer.   Have any of you done an elbow job in the customers home without taking the action out?
  Marshall
  215-510-9400
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