Frozen key dowells

[Joe & Penny Goss]

I think that it might be a wood or plastic dowel on a wire on the end of the
key stick.  Sort of like a popcicle on a stick.
Joe Goss
imatunr@primenet.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: Frozen key dowells


> I have been reading this thread and for the life of me, can not figure out
> what a key dowel is. The capstan?
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@mediaone.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Frozen key dowells
>
>
> > At 06:49 PM 02/10/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Apply heat from a soldering iron or small torch to the wire - similar
to
> > >using heat to ease a cp bushing.  Just don't catch the wood on fire :-)
> > >
> > >John R. Fortiner
> > >Billings, MT.
> > >On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:29:14 -0500 staytuned@idirect.com (John Lillico,
> > >RPT) writes:
> > > > Any suggestions for "unfreezing" wooden key dowells? This one is one
> > > > of those imported used Kawaii uprights. The dowell material is great
> > > > in that it seldom cracks apart but the wires twist and break!!
> > > >
> > > > John Lillico, RPT
> > > > Oakville, ON
> >
> > APSCO has pliers which hit around the dowel for turning:
> > Special Pliers, #15441, pg 17
> >
> > After splitting many dowels I figured it was time to get a pair,
> > haven't broken a dowel simce.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Jon Page,   piano technician
> > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
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