& wear a mask/respirator. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Jim Henson <a1propianos at gmail.com> wrote: > set up a wet/dry vac. > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>wrote: > >> That put a lot of lead dust in the air! >> >> >> >> dp >> >> >> >> David M. Porritt, RPT >> >> dporritt at smu.edu >> >> >> >> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On >> Behalf Of *Jim Henson >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:22 PM >> *To:* tcole at cruzio.com; pianotech at ptg.org >> >> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] key leads >> >> >> >> I've just dealt w/ same prob . on an aliquot grand moved to Dallas from N. >> Orleans 5 yrs. ago. Initially no problems but 2 mon.s ago sev. keys >> unplayable. I put a round 220 grinding wheel in my 3/8/ drill & simply >> lifted keys high enough to knock a little of lead off. Touch weight was >> negligi- ble, Jim Henson, DFW. >> >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Thomas Cole <tcole at cruzio.com> wrote: >> >> I would agree that banging out the expanding leads would risk some >> chipping out of the key material. I use a Harbor Freight arbor press for >> lead removal and rig up an "anvil" with a hole slightly larger than the lead >> to support the wood and minimize the chipping. >> >> Tom Cole >> >> >> >> David Ilvedson wrote: >> >> If I was to change the leads, I would just replace not re-weigh the >> action. This is an old Apollo grand (beautiful Mission case with 6 >> legs...not a player)...I'm going to give owner the option of replacing. >> None of the keys are cracking yet... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044 >> >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091217/92216acd/attachment.htm>
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