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<DIV>The pliers work just fine but use them carefully so as not to break a shank in half. I prefer Renner knuckles over Abel. I find the leather to be of better quality. They come in two diameters so you can match what's there. Be sure to install them in the correct direction, they are marked with a colored line which goes toward the hammer. </DIV>
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<DIV>David Love</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@comcast.net href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">Tom Driscoll</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> 2/23/2004 11:14:00 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Knuckle removal</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">List,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> I’ll be replacing knuckles soon on an older Steinway and am considering the removal tool offered by pianotek . It seems reasonably priced and I wondered if anybody has used it or can offer any other suggestions for removing knuckles.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Tom Driscoll</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S. This action plays reasonably well even before clean-prep -regulate etc. So I ‘m planning on just matching the original size with Abel knuckles. Thoughts?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Tom Driscoll </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>