<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Davi</DIV> <DIV>  Any one have a picture of this?</DIV> <DIV>  Thanks</DIV> <DIV>  dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>I was reading Jon Page's nice tip in the PTJ about using the hammer head<BR>extracting pliers for the installation of let-off buttons.  I= 've recently<BR>come to prefer pressing the new buttons onto the screws rather= than turning<BR>them on.  This is easily accomplished when the let of= f rail is removable<BR>(for example, on a Knabe).  You can use an arbor= press (such as a drill<BR>press with a wooden dowel inserted) and press th= e new buttons on uniformly<BR>by setting the depth gauge on the press and supporting the rail with a<BR>slotted piece of wood to accommodate the top= of the screw eyes.  On a<BR>Steinway, however, since the rail is not removable, you can't use this<BR>method.  Jon's tip gave me the idea = that after removing the old let-off<BR>buttons (a pair of center pin nippers wo= rks well too) and then adjusting the<BR>level of the screws so that the amount= of screw protruding from the bottom<BR>of the rail is the amount you want inserted into the new button, you can<BR>easily press the new buttons onto= the screw using the hammer head extracting<BR>pliers but with the hex head bol= t removed completely.  Similar to Jon's<BR>article, the fork portion straddles the screw eye and the opposite side<BR>supports the new let-off button while you squeeze it into place.  It goes<BR>quite fast. =   <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>