Baldwin Artist Grand

[Farrell]

Just use the knuckle-removing pliers. They work great.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Baldwin Artist Grand


>
> Richard, here's something you could try.  You won't even need to remove
the
> hammers or shanks. With a razor blade slice the buckskin and felt and peel
> from the wood core.  Then with a small diagonal pliers split the wood
insert
> and if your lucky it will come out clean without damaging the shank.  I've
> seen this demonstrated but haven't tried it myself.  I'm not sure if it
> would be better to split it at the middle or close to the edge.  Common
> sense tells me that I would try the middle first.  If it works,  you're
> ahead.  Just glue the new ones in.  If you try it please report the
results.
>
> Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
> Santa Clara, Ca.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Strang" <rstrang@pa.inter.net>
> To: "pianotech (E-mail)" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:02 PM
> Subject: Baldwin Artist Grand
>
>
> > Hello, List,
> > I have been in the States for a couple of weeks and did a little
> regulation
> > work on my brother's Baldwin Artist grand piano, 1921. The piano has new
> > hammers and pinblock, and has been restrung, but whoever did the work
did
> > not replace the hammer shanks/ knuckles. The knuckles are very worn.
Some
> > are worn down to the wood. It seems like such a big job to have to
remove
> > all the hammers in order to change the shanks and knuckles. Can't just
the
> > knuckles be changed? If so, how in the world would one get the old
knuckle
> > off the shank without doing damage? Thanks.
> >
> > Richard Strang
> >
> >
> >
> >
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