<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>John,</DIV> <DIV>I answered David's post as shown below, but it disappeared in cyberland somewhere. Hope this one makes it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David,</DIV> <DIV>I will put them on using a drill press with the regular backcheck adjuster chucked up and a jig on the table to produce the correct angle for pressing them in.  The drill press depth adjuster will set them all at the same depth. Not my idea. Saw it at a convention years ago.</DIV> <DIV>When I build the jig, I will put a picture in here.</DIV> <DIV>Warren</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS: <DIV>I seem to recall that you need to glue a thin square of hammer felt inside the adjuster to protect the tops of the backchecks.  Or it may come that way. I don't remember.</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Warren Fisher- RPT</DIV> <DIV>Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JLFortiner@usadig.com href="mailto:JLFortiner@usadig.com">John Fortiner</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=fishwar@bellsouth.net href="mailto:fishwar@bellsouth.net">Warren Fisher</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/23/2005 9:20:16 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Bachcheck Remover</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=608081802-24072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Warren:  I see your method of removing the backchecks.  Do you have a great method for installing them ( wires and backchecks) that will keep the wire from bending?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=608081802-24072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For removing the wires I've normally used a pair of visegrips clamped on the wires and then used a pry bar in a similar method to what you have done in the photo you posted.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=608081802-24072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=608081802-24072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>John Fortiner</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=608081802-24072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Billings, MT</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Warren Fisher [mailto:fishwar@bellsouth.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 23, 2005 3:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Bachcheck Remover<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P> <DIV>It's been awhile since I changed any backchecks. In the process of figuring out how I would do it I stumbled on to this method. A scrap of 3/4 inch plywood sitting on the lift felts and a small prybar pulls it straight out of the hole.  A bit of serendipity is that the prybar pressing on the plywood holds the end of the key down so it doesn't move.</DIV> <DIV>Anybody else do it this way?</DIV> <DIV>Warren</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="Backcheck Remover.jpg" align=left border=0></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana </DIV> <DIV>98 2500 Dodge Cummins TD, DTT Auto, Smart Controller, E-Brake, ATF, EGT, and Boost gauges, Mag Hytec tranny and differential pans, Aux. tranny cooler, 4" exhaust, monster air filter, engine 125 hp upgrade.</DIV> <DIV>02 Titanium fiver 28E33, aerodynamic front end, 2-120W solr panls, Friendship 2000 invrtr, </DIV> <DIV>four Lifeline absorbed glass mat battries, Honda 5000 genset</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>