---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 04:27 AM 9/5/2002 -0700, you wrote: >The front rail pins being rusty around the base and swollen are so tight >they are hard to even turn much less pull out. They are not drilled all >the way through so removing the key frame and driving them out from the >bottom is not an option. Any tricks? I am an ex plumber/pipefitter so I >KNOW brute strength and dumb luck. I'm considering using my right angle >drill. Since the pins are oval I shouldn't have to tighten up the chuck >much to get them spinning. >Keith R The lower portion of the front rail pins are round. A long pair of diagonal cutter will lever them out when the cutters are levered against a small block. The sharp face will grip the pin well. Turn the pins with pliers a few times to break the hold first. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c7/a5/b4/e1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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