[CAUT] screw-y stuff

[Dennis Johnson]

Hi-

One of our talented local rebuilders (Ken Hannah) taught me the trick of
using the rosewood core of old knuckles to slip into stripped S&S flange
holes for quick and lasting good repair.  Just clip off the leather and
felt, then trim to appropriate size and insert with a small drop of glue.
Works great.

later,

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College
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On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:40 AM, <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:

> List,
>  With annual "Stripped Screw Hole Day" repidly approaching here at
> CalArts, I would appreciate recommendations for four different lid-related
> screw hole repairs on four different pianos.
>
>  Yamaha C7E: screw holes of female (rim-mounted) lid locator hardware
> (torn out by repeated collisions between lid and immovable object, such as
> wall)
>
>  Baldwin F: lid hinge screw holes; the many short ones on the lid itself
> (ditto above cause for damage)
>
>  Steinway B: stripped out lock-bar screw holes (don't know how this
> happened)
>
>  Steinway D: screw holes in the flyleaf and lid, for the screws that
> fasten the long "piano" hinge (due to over-tightening and/or handling)
>
>  I was planning on installing delignit plugs in the rim of the Yamaha and
> glue-sizing (possibly with some non-glue material added) for the others.
>
>  Thoughts?
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Alan Eder
> The Herb Alpert School of Music
> at CalArts
>
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