[CAUT] loose drops

[tnrwim at aol.com]

If it is within warranty, call them for replacements. But in the meantime you can successfully size the hole with CA glue. I would take the screws out, spray them with mold release, apply CA glue to the hole screw in the screws, and spray with accelerator (I like the aerosol kind). You may need to repeat given that they are as loose as you describe.

Alan McCoy





Thanks to al that have replied. I did a variation of what Alan suggested. 

I took the drop screw out, sprayed the hole with the accelerator, and then applied a very small amount of CA glue to the thread of the drop screw, and put it back in. I let it sit for a minute, and then screwed it all the way back up. The CA glue was enough to fill the hole, and by loosening it up right away, it broke the glue joint, but left enough of it in the hole to make it snug. 

I needed to do something right away because I'm rebuilding this Steinway and it needs to be ready by next week Friday. Waiting for Steinway to send me replacement parts would not work, even if they will give me the flanges for free. (It takes almost 6 to 7 work days to get a package here from the East Coast. 

Wim 

 



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From: McCoy, Alan <amccoy at ewu.edu>
To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 11:06 am
Subject: Re: [CAUT] loose drops


If it is within warranty, call them for replacements. But in the meantime you can successfully size the hole with CA glue. I would take the screws out, spray them with mold release, apply CA glue to the hole screw in the screws, and spray with accelerator (I like the aerosol kind). You may need to repeat given that they are as loose as you describe.

Alan McCoy


From: <tnrwim at aol.com>
Reply-To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:35:18 -0800
To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Subject: [CAUT] loose drops

I just put on a new set of S&S h/s/f. About 6 drop screws are so loose that when I try to screw them in, they push all the way through the flange
 
1. Has anyone else have had this problem?
2. Should I replace the flange, or can I put a drop of super glue on them?
 
Wim Blees, RPT
Hawaii

 


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