Changing Buttons

[Dave Davis]

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I have a pair of pliers that Joe Goss sells, I'll give them a try, too. They look like this:
http://mothergoosetools.com/other_tools/dowel_capstan_elbownip.shtml
 
Thanks,
Dave Davis

"William R. Monroe" <pianotech@a440piano.net> wrote:
And, or, use the letoff button pliers to hold it up against the rail. I
recently changed the buttons on a S&S and the new buttons were tight enought
that I had a little trouble holding them with my hand, but the pliers did
the trick. Backing out first really helps with keeping them flat.

Respectfully,
William R. Monroe



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" 
To: ; "'Pianotech'" 

Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:57 PM
Subject: RE: Changing Buttons


> Insert a combination handle type let-off tool into a cordless drill.
> Back out the screw until the button falls off. Hold the new button flat
> against the let-off rail with your finger and turn the screw into the
> button with the drill.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@comcast.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Dave Davis
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:50 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Changing Buttons
>
> Does anyone have a recipe for installing new let-off buttons on a
> Steinway action? The old ones came off easy, but the new ones are
> fighting me, they want to be lop-sided.
>
> Frustrating.
>
> Dave Davis, RPT
>


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