<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>not that I know of</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=artc@gwi.net href="mailto:artc@gwi.net">Arthur = Chickering</A> </DIV> <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> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 8:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Replacing plastic = elbows</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am replacing all the plastic = drop action elbows on a Winter spinet.  I have 40 elbows which are not = brittle and have to be removed in some way other than breaking them off.  = Is there an easier way to do this other than removing the whippens and = pushing out each center pin?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your help,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arthur Chickering</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>