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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Superhuman strength is not a requirement for them
to work. Since I can do it, with no problem.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I found them to be much easier than the gear
type that Tuners Supply sold.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Mind you a person with a weak grip, might have to
use heat, in conjunction with them.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The compound action pliers, would obviously be
easier to use.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JD@Pianomaker.co.uk href="mailto:JD@Pianomaker.co.uk">John
Delacour</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:05
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bernard pattern grand
hammerhead extractor</DIV>
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<DIV>At 7:52 am -0400 26/7/06, Farrell wrote:</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Lloyd Meyer from Renner USA sells a similar
pair of pliers.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>At 6:41 am -0500 26/7/06, Porritt, David wrote:</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">I've seen one of those but it has been many
years ago. I never thought IĠd have the hand strength to actually
remove a grand hammer with one so I never tried to acquire one. Can a
normal human actually remove a hammer with them?</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Certainly, because of the multiplication in the leverage, the fact that
they're 9" long and the parallel action of the Bernard design. The tool
Terry mentions (thanks Terry), as you see, has neither multiplication nor
parallel action and would, from the look of it, require superhuman
strength. My key-easing pliers are of the same pattern, probably
from the same source.</DIV>
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<DIV>The best quality tools of this pattern were made by Schollhorn before
Sargent took them over in 1945 (see
<http://www.rostratool.com/historical.asp>) and in the past a huge
variety of pliers etc. were available. Not so now, it seems.</DIV>
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<DIV>JD</DIV>
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