My mind isn't working today. Off course I use side cutters to remove the old hammers, if I am not going to use them again. This system works best to replace a broken shank, by removing the broken part from the hammer and butt. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. On 2012-10-28, at 2:00 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at bellaliant.net> wrote: > > I took another look at the hair straightener. > I removed the pivot pin, and installed a thinner diameter one, which has enough play in it to allow the jaws to be parallel. > Whoever thought of using this, it works great. Although rather than using pliers to grasp the shank, I just use a normal removal tool. > I was using a heat gun, but it was too hard to control the heat, and I wood sometimes blacken the shank. > The hair straightener, since they don't want to burn hair, seems to be the right heat to soften the glue. > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121028/31a38233/attachment.htm>
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