Terry, Clean the mess that the old elbows make and all the other grunge in the bottom of the piano after replacing the elbows. Clean once <G> unless there is a reale mess down there. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: Re: Plastic elbows > 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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