<WBR>Matthew <br> <br> Are you sure the jacks them selves are broken, and that the flange holding the jack to the wippen has not become unglued. In my 30 years of piano work, I might have had one or two broken jacks, but countless of loose jack flanges, with the jack intact.<br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Mililani, Oahu, HI<br> 808-349-2943<br> Author of: <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks@att.net><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 1:00 pm<br> Subject: Re: Jack Flange Repair<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_baa1ee87-5a61-413b-9b6e-6d38a21cff95> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>Anyone else have input?<br> <br> <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Matthew</SPAN><br> <br> --- On <B>Wed, 10/22/08, Joe And Penny Goss <I><<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>></I></B> wrote:<br> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Joe And Penny Goss <<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>><br> Subject: Re: Jack Flange Repair<br> To: <A href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">toddpianoworks@att.net</A>, "Pianotech List" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><br> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 11:09 PM<br> <br> <div id=yiv453235269> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Knife saw, chisel</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Saw sides then chisel middle if it does not break out with pliers..</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>#335</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<br> Mother Goose Tools<br> <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" rel=nofollow>imatunr@srvinet.com</A><br> <A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></div> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net" rel=nofollow>Matthew Todd</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" rel=nofollow>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:43 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none"><B>Subject:</B> Jack Flange Repair</div> <div><br> </div> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>I will be repairing two jack flanges shortly.  They both have the original jack still glued on, but broken.<br> <br> What is the best way to remove the old flange, and glue the new one on.<br> <br> <br> Thanks!<br> <br> <div><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><U>TODD PIANO WORKS</U></FONT></STRONG> <br> <FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician</FONT> <br> <FONT size=3>(979) 248-9578</FONT></FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><A href="http://w/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://w</A><br> <A href="http://www.toddpianoworks.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>ww.toddpianoworks.com</A></FONT></div> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE></div> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></div> <div id='MAILCIADB021-90a7490105688b' class='aol_ad_footer'><BR/><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"></HR>McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211139166x1200680084/aol?redir=http://toolbar.aol.com/elections/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000002">Download Now!</a></FONT> </div>