I just pick up the key and out the capstan with gloved hands. Thump --- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: > MessageHi Ric, <G> look on my site. The action does > not need to be removed except for waterfall spinets. > Not for use on grands <):(( > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Moody > To: Pianotech > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:18 PM > Subject: Mehaffey pliers > > > For lost motion in any piano I have always wanted > a nut driver like tool that you could fit over the > top of capstans (with the action out of the piano) > and turn them how ever much you think is needed. > With all the capstans exposed just go from key to > key with more or less the same amount of turn. Then > finish with the action back in with the standard > tool hopefully needing 1/8 turn or less. Such a > tool would be worth 30 bucks to me. Maybe > something like those hammer shank reducing tools > that have four jaws with a bolt that makes them > narrower or wider but modified so they wouldn't scar > the brass edges. > > ---ric > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Kline [mailto:skline@peak.org] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 6:41 PM > To: skline@peak.org > Subject: #9, Thurs. LAS: mostly tool swap (Pat) > > > > Lisa wrote: > I have been presenting a Spinet Wrangling class > at the local chapter meetings. Last week at the > Orange County chapter, those Mehaffey pliers were > mentioned as the only thing that will get to the > capstans that are hiding behind the flange rail on > some Wurlitzer spinets. Otherwise, one must remove > the key to adjust the capstan. Good thing you don't > work on any Wurlitzer spinets... > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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