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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some one showed me a heat gun method =
several years
ago that has worked with great success: Lay the action on the bench with =
the
elbows exposed; apply heat with a heat gun and pull on the sticker at =
the same
time. As the plastic warms, it gives and pulls clean off the center =
pin.
Any residue can be cleaned by applying heat again and/or scraping with a =
small
sharpened screw driver. If the palstic starts to bubble or burn, =
or burst
into flames ( I did that in a customers home once) your heat source is =
too close
and too high. I've tried the modified tools and prefer this =
heat
method (outside the flaming elbow in the living room). It's much =
faster and
cleaner.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Maxpiano@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:Maxpiano@AOL.COM">Maxpiano@AOL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 02, =
2002 7:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tool</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
2/1/02 11:52:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A> =
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Removal of plastic elbows can be a little difficult when =
the
plastic at the center pin</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">is not as =
brittle as the
elbow where it usually breaks.</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>My last elbow job was like this. =
Despite having
had to replace an elbow or two every year when tuning this piano, I =
found most
elbows very un-brittle.<BR><BR>After some frustration I tried 1) =
cutting the
offending (non-breaking) elbows off with cut-nippers, and 2) melting =
the
remaining plastic down to the center pin with my key bushing removal
tool. It worked. Not knowing if the fumes were dangerous =
to my
health, I opened the shop door and placed a box fan on the end of my =
workbench
to blow the smoke out the door. <BR><BR>Bill Maxim<BR>Maxim =
Piano
Service<BR>212 Newpark Place<BR>Columbia, SC 29212-8666<BR>(803) =
732-9225, FAX
(803) 732-2641<BR>wmaxim@aol.com</FONT> =
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