The darn plastic elbows

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Sat, 01 Mar 1997 22:38:25 -0800
> From:          Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net>
> Subject:       Re: The darn plastic elbows
> To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu

Warren,

I'll give it a try...Thanks!

ilvey, RPT (David Ilvedson)
Pacifica, CA


> David ilvedson wrote:
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I am replacing a set of elbows on a Winter spinet, (Horace,
> > condolences accepted in advance).  Usually they just break up
> > into dust and I can snap in the Vagius elbows and be done with
> > it, but most of these are soft!
> >
> David, if you put the jaws of parallel plier firmly on both sides of the
> center pin and use small side cutters, turning them 180 degrees after
> each cut, you can cut out any kind of plastic elbow without breaking the
> sides of the wippen mortise.  Also there are several nibbling tools
> available that will fit inside the mortise and chomp away untill it is
> clean!
>
> Don't get too frustrated!
>
> Warren
> --
> Warren D. Fisher
> fish@communique.net
> Registered Piano Technician
> Piano Technicians Guild
> New Orleans Chapter 701
>
>
ilvey, RPT
Pacifica, CA