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size=2>There
is a special pair of pliers one can use to remove knuckles. They look =
like big
cutters and they work just fine. The way their blades work is that they
litterally pull the knuckle out ot it's groove. Fast and
easy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=506294920-08022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Marcel
Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=506294920-08022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Brekne<BR><B>Sent:</B> 8 février, 2002 13:06<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Knuckle Removal was Action too
big<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Carl Meyer wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Hi! =
Mary, I
recall a tech demonstrating a procedure for removing knuckles at a =
tech
session some years ago.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR>I saw that demonstration too Carl. One of the reasons I am =
leary of
going to Chicago...grin. All that Blood... shhheshh.. Poor fellow who =
was
voluntered wont be knocking on anyones doors again soon me =
thinks.
<BR> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>He sliced through =
the buckskin
and felt with a razor blade, peeled the felt and buckskin off and with =
a sharp
small side cutting pliers cut the remaining wood at two or three =
places and
split it out of the slot. I haven't actually done this but it =
looked
easy. Hope that works for you. Practice on some old
knuckles.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Shhesshhh.. and I thought I was gross... =
practice on some
old knuckles indeed ! :)</FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>Best</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1>Carl
Meyer Assoc. PTG</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1>Santa
Clara, California</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1><A
href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A></FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1><A
href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com"></A></FONT></FONT> BOINNGGG --- =
Round two
!
<P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> =
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