<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Diane, John</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like cutting the beckets first with = the strings under tension. I follow the tuning pin rows across the piano from bass = to treble and back again, the back row first, then the center row, etc. When = done, all the strings are loose and tuning pins are backed out. I'm going to try = the Dremmel on the wire to remove the coils, cutting on the speaking side of = the string to see how it works. It seem to me that controlling the coil end = of the string is necessary, to prevent undo scratching and subsequent sanding = of the plate during the refinishing process.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:dianepianotuner@hotmail.com" title=dianepianotuner@hotmail.com>Diane Hofstetter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2001 = 8:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Destringing fun!--Thanks!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <P> <DIV></DIV>=> <P></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>I've used a Dremel tool for years to unstring a piano. = However, I <DIV></DIV>>use the <DIV></DIV>>fiber reinforced emery wheels instead of a metal saw = blade. Yep! <DIV></DIV>>Fast and <DIV></DIV>>fun! <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>dave <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Something like this would be more expeditious if the = becket were cut <DIV></DIV>>thereby eliminating that procedure. The pins could then = be removed <DIV></DIV>>with the <DIV></DIV>>coils <DIV></DIV> <P>>in place. </P> <P><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">Yes, that's true, but the = wire still needs to be cut to go through the agraffes.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">Someone else mentioned = letting the tension down first.  Cutting the becket lets the tension down = real easy.</FONT></P> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>You'll need a dust mask, I don't think it's a good idea = to be <DIV></DIV>>breathing in <DIV></DIV> <P>>the steel dust. </P> <P><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><STRONG><EM><U>Good point!</U></EM></STRONG></FONT></P> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Regards, <DIV></DIV>>Jon Page, piano technician <DIV></DIV>>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. <DIV></DIV>>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net <DIV></DIV>>http://www.stanwoodpiano.com <DIV></DIV>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</A><BR> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>