---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Regarding the lid seal. Perhaps a little tip. I've been taught to use a=20 pointed awl to make some hole around where the lid seals in the can. This=20 allows the material to drip back into the can making it unnecessary to wipe= =20 out the rim groove with a rag prior to closing. Hope this is useful to= someone. Greg Newell At 12:54 PM 7/27/2003, you wrote: >>Pray tell, what is the right tool for prying the coiled string loose from >>the becket hole? Since I don't have a dedicated becket release tool... > >Beats me, but I haven't found anything better than a modified screwdriver= =20 >I've used in the shop since year one for de-stringing. In the field, a=20 >thin blade screwdriver is plenty good enough for me. > >>And since a screwdriver is made for twisting rather than prying, what is >>wrong with twisting a screwdriver in the slot that is formed between the >>paint can and the cover? >> >>Bill Maxim, RPT > >It chews up the lid pretty quickly. As usual, the tool choice and=20 >procedures depend on the situation and your requirements. You can open a=20 >paint can with a sharp rock or firearms if you intend to use the entire=20 >contents of the can the first time. If you intend to open the can 350=20 >times over the next six months (or years) and would like to have the lid=20 >seal between openings, you need to take a little more care not to trash=20 >the lid, and a little more time cleaning up the rim before putting the lid= on. > >Ron N > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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