---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Roy Ulrich wrote: > Does anyone know where I can find a tap and die set for making > a new leg dowell and tapping a new thread in the cabinet of a > melodian. (This is the same concept as the legs on square > grands that screw into the underside of the base.)Thanks Some Mason & Hamlin pianos have this type of arrangement too. Once I rebuilt one with a very unique style case. The round legs had a hand artsy carved spiral pattern. The bench legs were made to match. With a new board, bridges, and Renner action, it turned out to be one of the greatest sounding pianos I have EVER seen. The sad part is that it belonged to a community college vocal department. A tragedy to see such a wonderful instrument return to a hostile environment like that. It deserved a caring home. The wood threaded dowels on these legs were pretty well chewed up. I repaired them using epoxy, (thermoset). I filled in the missing chewed up voids. I think it took several applications. Then carefully used some files to carve out the threads to match the original specifications. It came out very nice and worked perfectly. Very strong too. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5d/9b/d9/67/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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