[pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows

[Joe Goss]

Re: [pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows#317 on my site. Still can be used for regulation but are great for lifting rubber case buttons out without damage to case finish.
Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jon Page 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows


    It's not usually the tool that causes the sides of the wooden whippen
    slots to break, but rather the spreading out of the plastic against the
    sides as you cut into it. This is especially likely of the old plastic is
    still somewhat "taffy-like" and not yet totally ossified and crumbling.


  No, it is better to nibble away at the remnants with a narrow end nipper
  than to crush the plastic with a narrow pliers. For insurance you could
  support the sides of the wippen with parallel pliers and use an end nipper.
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  Regards,

  Jon Page
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