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<P>Heat the knuckle&nbsp;up with a heat gun or hair dryer to soften up the glue and then&nbsp;pull&nbsp;'em out.&nbsp; </P>
<P>Mark Wisner</P>
<P>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Jean and David Weiss <DJWEISS@NTELOS.NET><BR>Sent: Mar 31, 2008 6:23 PM <BR>To: 'Pianotech List' <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: remove grand knuckles <BR><BR><ZZZHTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii" HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)" name="Generator">
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Could someone please tell me a good method for removing knuckles from the shanks?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">David Weiss<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>