I ground down a pair of end nippers to fit into the slot on the wippen to cut away at the plastic which is there. This was a tip from someone long ago on the list. Wooden elbows are not cost effective, use the clip-on plastic elbows. I'm with Jim Johnson on threading them on, using ViseGrips as a stop. Snap on the VG and cut off the old plastic. Threading them on can't take any longer than it does to heat the wire. Plus you don't get the stench of melting plastic. The advantage of using heat is that you get to play with fire. -- Regards, Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: elbow nipper.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 28054 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091208/940da255/attachment-0001.obj>
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