You don't need a becket breaker. After taking down the tension I often use an awl or something similar to pry out the becket and then pull the string over the pin with a string hook. A becket breaker is a bit faster but not that much and then you have all those little end pieces to deal with. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Steven Hopp Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:47 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Removing Strings I have been asked to de-string a Steinway grand. I don't need to be careful for reasons of what they are doing with the piano after. I have done this before but needed to be careful so the piano could be put back in order. My question is would using a becket breaking tool be the fastest way to deal with the coils and getting the job moving? Is there a way to do this without purchasing the dedicated tool Schaff sells? Also are there any safety concerns? Do I need to follow any special order of sections or pins to prevent harm to plate and myself? (I do need to keep the plate from breaking :) Thanks for the help Steven Hopp Midland, TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110512/e7ce1b3c/attachment.htm>
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