Backcheck wire snapped?

[Greg Newell]

Greg,
         Sorry I didn't make myself clear. Why not a new wippen?

Greg Newell


At 08:30 PM 5/15/2002, you wrote:
>That's my intention. But to keep the currenty geometry, I want to install
>the new backcheck into the same location as the old one. That means I have
>to get that stinky little piece of wire out of there in order to install the
>new one.
>
>Greg Casper (the OTHER Greg)
>San Jose, CA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Greg Newell
>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 5:15 PM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Backcheck wire snapped?
>
>
>Why not just install the new one? Assuming that the parts are still
>available for whatever piano you are working on, it can't possibly be
>cheaper to spend all the effort to fix the old one. Hope this helps.
>
>Greg Newell
>
>
>At 07:45 PM 5/15/2002, you wrote:
> >I have a client with an old upright. Upon first inspection, I found that
> >there was one backcheck missing. I located it in the bottom of the piano
> >(along with things better left unspoken here) and it appears to me that
> >the backcheck is the screw in type. However, there is only a fraction of
> >one thread left on the wire, which means to me that the wire has somehow
> >snapped off the wippen and the rest is still imbedded therein. So... any
> >great suggestions on how I might best extract that little portion of
> >backcheck wire from the wippen before installing a new one?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Greg Casper
> >San Jose, CA
> >
>
>Greg Newell
>mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net

Greg Newell
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