>One thing you might try is to steam the key lead hole, let them dry and >treat with thin CA. >The hole will expand with the steam and the CA will grip the lead holding >it in place. >Joe Goss Joe, steam is one thing that had not occured to me although Ive steamed out dents for twenty years. Good idea... >One thing that might have saved you a trip to the store, (unless you were >going anyway) would have been to wack the 5/8 inch lead with a hammer first >before inserting it into the expanded holes to enlarge the diameter of the >lead somewhat. >Regards, >Mike Miccio RPT >Brooklyn Mike, I did try that but these holes were so oddly stretched from uneven corrosion that I still had gaps and loose spots to fill. Best would have been to plug, fill spaces w/epoxy and redrill entirely but that was out of the question budget wise although this was really a charity job anyway, the kind that always come back to haunt you... Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus RPT Algiers Piano Works, Ltd Restoration and Tuning of Modern and Historical Stringed Keyboard Instruments New Orleans algiers_piano@bellsouth.net ------------------------------
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