<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=828152321-26062005>I'm = using a power winch with two extra pulleys to step down the line speed, = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=828152321-26062005>Christian Bolduc's plate pulling tool, </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=828152321-26062005>pipe = insulation taped to the rim, </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=828152321-26062005>and = 1/2" or 3/8" hardwood dowels in plate screw holes to guide the plate. = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=828152321-26062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=828152321-26062005>My = future plan is to attach thick buckskin or fabric to the pipe insulation and create = sections of 'skirting' that I can reconfigure for each piano.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brad Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.smithpiano.com">www.smithpiano.com</A></FONT> = <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>How do you = protect the inside of the rim while you are cycling the plate in and out. <FONT size=2></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>