Pat and all, Yes, I did find the snap-on elbows in my Pacific Piano Catalog...sorry about that, and please disregard my question on cost. My main objective, is to first cut/remove all the old plastic parts that remain, remove the action and inspect for all needed repairs/regulation, and then thoroughly clean the piano before replacing with new elbows. Does this sound like a good starting point? Thanks all! Terry Peterson Los Angeles, CA Associate Member, PTG >From: "PAT A RALPH" <KENNETH.GERLER@prodigy.net> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: Re: Plastic elbows >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 21:04:08 -0500 > >Charly, snap on elbows are available cost about $16.00 and rubber grommets >should be in similiar ball park (haven't ordered any recently). Do you not >have a catalogue from any supply houses? > >You do need to check and see if their are any other plastic parts, like >hammer flanges, whippen flanges, jack and jack flanges, damper flanges. If >it just has plastic damper flanges, replacing the other parts, you have a >"usuable" piano. > >Ken Gerler > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 8:35 PM >Subject: Plastic elbows > > > > Got an older "Winter" Spinet as a freebie, and it's actually in very > > excellent cosmetic shape....However, not just a few, but ALL plastic >elbows > > are broken! Is this a job for Superman? As a newbie, I love new >challenges > > and consider this to be an excellent project for me. > > Terry Peterson > > Los Angeles, CA > > Associate Member, PTG ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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