---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yes, the glue has just failed. My next question is....does the whole action need to come out to make the repair, or can I just unscrew the lever flange? The bass string broke right at coil. I am taking Randy Potter's course, although most of my time has been in tuning practice (and I have gotten better each time!) Now I am beginning to work on common repairs, etc...on my own piano so I can get prepared for the field. Matthew Alan <tune4u@earthlink.net> wrote: Jack: If the glue has just failed, reglue it with Titebond or Elmers Wood Glue. If it is broken, you can get replacements from Schaff. Make sure you glue it on straight. Nuts: Slip joint pliers with a rag in the jaws so you don't burr the metal. String: Best option in this situation, by far, is to splice the string and reuse it. This can be done even if the knot ends up in the speaking length of the wire. Where did it break? 2nd option (more expensive, time consuming, and sound mis-matching is to send your old string (or careful measurements) off to be duplicated. Don't leave the bichord with a missing string for too long as it will cause problems with felts, hammer, and action centers on that note. I don't know where you are on your tuning career development, are you a PTG member? Taking a course? Got a copy of Reblitz? Got copies of the PTG tuning and technical test prep books? I only ask because these are fairly basic questions and issues that will come up a lot as you go along. Hope it helps. Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Todd Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:13 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Jack Flange Repair and Bass String Matching In my practice piano at home, the jack flange broke apart from the lever body right below it. What is the easiest way to fix this? And another thing. What tool seems to work best to loosen those stubborn action nuts? On this same piano, one of the bi-chord bass strings is gone. I have the original string. The strings on this piano are really old and dead. So when I replace that string it will stick out like a sore thumb. What do you do in this situation with clients? Thanks guys (and gals) Matthew Todd Todd Piano Works Piano Tuner/Technician Tuning - Repairing - Regulating --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 04/01/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 04/01/2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/81/0c/17/85/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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