<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=0 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=3 topMargin=0 rightMargin=3> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You might have one, where the wire has broken of, level with the wood.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have found the best way to remove the broken wire, is to drill a hole from below, and punch it out.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Put the new wire in the hole with epoxy, and screw the original head, or a new one on. Aligning with its neighbours.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</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=trc3j@juno.com href="mailto:trc3j@juno.com">trc3j@juno.com</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> Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Backcheck repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Yes, sorry, I thought about that after I sent.</DIV> <DIV>Wood and wire are gone. There may be some remnant in the wippen. I suspect I will have to clean out the hole and then glue in the new parts. New wire is threaded at the top so I am wondering if glue will be necessary on that end. If I find that the hole in the wippen is broken can it be repaired or should it be replaced? Hope that is enough detail. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tim</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:56:53 -0800 (PST) gordon stelter <<A href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A>> writes:<BR>> Broken where? Wood in backcheck, wood in tail of<BR>> wippen, backcheck gone, wire gone???? A more specific<BR>> description will be necessary before anyone can advise<BR>> you.<BR>>     Thump<BR>> <BR>> --- <A href="mailto:trc3j@juno.com">trc3j@juno.com</A> wrote:<BR>> > I need to replace a couple of broken backchecks in<BR>> > an upright. Haven't<BR>> > done this before and my course doesn't really cover<BR>> > it adequately. Would<BR>> > appreciate a little procedure help before I dive in.<BR>> > I think I know what<BR>> > I am doing but it would be nice to get any<BR>> > appropriate 'heads up' ahead<BR>> > of time.<BR>> > <BR>> > Tim<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > pianotech list info:<BR>> <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> __________________________________<BR>> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>> Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.<BR>> <A href="http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html">http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html</A><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A><BR>> <BR>> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>