Invest in the "plastic elbow spinner" from PIANOTEK. It fits into your cordless screwdriver or chucks up into your drill. Then use a set of needle nose vise grips to hold the lifter wire and install the elbows. -----Original Message----- From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 9:51 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. What do you think the >cost of all new elbows, and most likely new rubber grommets and any other >plastic thingies will cost me from a supply house? Btw, do the new >replacement elbows "snap" on OVER the flange pin? I sure hope so! Other than >that, it's pretty much gonna be a labor of love. > > >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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