Removing Strings [was Becket breaker? - Technique]

[AlliedPianoCraft]

John,

Looks like a good system also. I hate pulling up the coils, but I'll give it 
a try next time. I'm always looking for a better way to do things. When you 
stop trying ways to make your job easier, you're too old for what your doing 
:>)

Al Guecia



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From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:54 PM
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Removing Strings [was Becket breaker? - Technique]

> At 00:06 +0100 8/7/08, John Delacour wrote:
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>>At 18:25 -0400 7/7/08, Al Guecia wrote:
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>>>The system I have used and I think someone has mentioned this on the 
>>>list, is to turn all the pins out one complete turn. I them use a 
>>>screwdriver which ground down a to narrow the tip to remove the becket 
>>>from the tuning pin. I then proceed to remove the tuning pins with a 
>>>drill. Once all the tuning pins are removed, I cut the coils and remove 
>>>the strings.
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> I have uploaded some pictures of the technique I use to the following 
> site:
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> <http://pianomaker.co.uk/technical/string_removal/>
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> I've thought a little about all this "becket-breaking" business and it 
> makes no sense to me at all.
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> JD
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