<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><EM>"The snap-on Vagias elbows are a piece of cake. ...squeeze the remains in the wippen with pliers to crush it into bits..."</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yeah, well, when you get around to squeezing the remains and snap off the side of your first Betsy Ross spinet wippen...... Well, let's just say "piece of cake" are not the first words that will likely rush to your head!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Seriously though, be careful. It is easy to do an elbow job, but it is also easy to break one of those wippens. The biggest risk is when the old plastic elbow is still a bit rubbery and doesn't crunch out - so you end up struggling with it a bit and... and... and then "CRACK!"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you are in someone else's home, try to keep those first thoughts to yourself.  <FONT size=5>:-)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tunergeek@gmail.com href="mailto:tunergeek@gmail.com">paul bruesch</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> Monday, April 23, 2007 5:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: looking for a toooooner</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Giovanni,<BR><BR>Funny you'd send this today... I just replaced my first spinet elbow this afternoon. The snap-on Vagias elbows are a piece of cake. Just unscrew the old one from the lifter rod and screw on the new one, squeeze the remains in the wippen with pliers to crush it into bits, then snap the new one in. Thirty cents for parts and about one minute for labor. <BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 4/23/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Giovanni Voltaggio</B> <<A href="mailto:gvpiano@sbcglobal.net">gvpiano@sbcglobal.net</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV>I've never done an elbow. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Giovanni</DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_1121f6cfb7ae9450_1> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Apr 23, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Steve Blasyak wrote:</DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hey Now,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well I tried this once before and all worked out well. I have a local client whose mother lives in Palm Desert. Does anyone on the list tune/travel to Palm Desert on occasion? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Warning this is a spinet that has not been tuned in several years. I looked in the Directory and could not find any members listed in the area.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Blasyak</DIV> <DIV>Orange County Ca.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pura Vida</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Blasyak</DIV> <DIV><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:atuneforyou@earthlink.net" target=_blank>atuneforyou@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>