Elbowrama

[Keith McGavern]

From: Dave Davis <davistunes@yahoo.com>:
Date: Fri Apr 11, 2003:
>Tool Tip: I took an old pair of needle nose pliers, ground about 
>1/2" off the nose so I had some meat to work with. Then I opened 
>them wide, and ground  out a little bit on the inside so it looks 
>like a crab pincer. Sharpen it a little, and voila!!  This bites 
>into the old elbow and slices it close to the wippen, instead of 
>crunching it.  This tool works especially well when the old elbow 
>isn't quite brittle

Got to try this tip for the first time today with modified needle 
nose pliers as you described.

Just works terrific.

Thanks millions, Dave Davis!

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA