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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have not done this myself, but a tech =
told us at
the chapter of using a razor blade splitting the buckskin and felt over =
the
center, then peeling the buckskin and felt away and then using a sharp =
(or dull)
side cutting pliers and splitting the wood and removing it from the =
shank.
He demoed it and it looked like it worked well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara,
Ca.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tomtuner@comcast.net =
href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">Tom
Driscoll</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 23, 2004 =
11:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Knuckle removal</DIV>
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I’ll be replacing knuckles soon on an older Steinway and am =
considering the
removal tool offered by pianotek . It seems reasonably priced and I =
wondered
if anybody has used it or can offer any other suggestions for removing =
knuckles.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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Tom Driscoll</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S. This action plays =
reasonably
well even before clean-prep -regulate etc. So I ‘m planning on just =
matching
the original size with Abel knuckles. Thoughts?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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