<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">   David Streit wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> I'm curious as to what some of you technicians use for adjusting lost motion in spinets.Those square rubber/fiber grommets on the lifter wire can be a pain in the neck and fingers especially when they crumble. What do you use for replacing a whole set?  I've tried removing them by chucking them in a fast chuck power drill and holding the lifter wire with vice grips. While it saves the fingers, I'm not convinced it's the fastest nor the best way.  The reverse process chews up the rubber and separates the rubber an the nut inside. There has got to be a better way.  If anybody has one, please let me know.  David StreitAssociate</blockquote> There IS a better way...grin.. refuse to work on spinets.. No seriously.. this is one of those pain in the butt things that is going to stay that way. If you got rubber gromets that are crumbleing then the piano needs replacements and you should be as insistant upon that as prudence allows for. As for regulating the lost motion itself.. unless somebody invents some kinda fancy ratchet tool to do this job it will remain time consuming for eternety.. so just take your time, be patient and charge acordingly. my 2 bps -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway   </body> </html>