Hey noble techs, Just finished Susan K.'s latest offerings of humble spit-and-baler-wire repairs, AKA World Class Junk in the March Journal, and the rubber button install technique caught my attention. Rather than endanger your fragile tuning hammer tip (they're more delicate than they look!) why not place rubber-headed nail where you want it, push it in until it stands on its own, and fold lid/nameboard/piano panel overtop of it and press down. Been doing it for years, on every type of finish, with great results. As Susan sez... make sure you use good quality rubber nail heads, not the dreaded plastic ones. Also saves on those #2 star tips... Enjoying the "Walk on the Mild Side" of piano repair... Keep it up, Susan! Regards, Rob Kiddell, Registered Piano Technician, PTG atonal@planet.eon.net
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