Hi Greg, The glue WILL keep the crack from closing. Think of the olf India guy walking or sleeping on a bed of nails. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:55 PM Subject: Re: back problems > Susan, > Thanks for the response! I'm not sure what to think about your > glue fragment theory. It seems that the fragments would simply crush into > to wood as the new washers on the back did. Still, I'm not sure. That glue > does dry / cure pretty dog gone hard. If the wood were dense enough I > suppose it could be holding the joint apart. OTOH I am able to close the > gap with a "C" clamp, I just can't keep it closed with the position of the > bolts. Perhaps a light misting of water and some gorilla glue? > > best, > Greg > > > > At 01:06 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote: > >Hi, Greg > > > >I'm guessing here -- I leave this kind of major surgery to other folks -- > >but I wonder if it could be hung up on fragments of your hide glue which > >cracked off when the joint failed? Maybe if you inserted some steam or > >very hot water, and then tried to pull it tight? > > > >Failing that, if you have real confidence in the security of your bolts, > >perhaps you could lay a bead of slow-set epoxy along the crack, and then > >thin it down with a heat gun until it got sucked into the seam, repeating > >until it is filled. It doesn't look like a gaping chasm, thank heavens. > > > >Susan > > > >At 10:49 PM 6/20/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >>Greetings list members, > >> I can't believe we're just back from the National convention and > >> already I'm faced with a weird problem. I'm attempting to re-glue the > >> back to pin block glue joint on an old S&S console. I slathered the glue > >> in (hot hide) and left it in about a week prior to leaving for the > >> convention. The day before I left I took off the clamps and tried to > >> raise the tension back up. (Yes, I let it down first). When I was > >> reapplying tension from the treble down I got to the low tenor and all > >> seemed fine. As I progressed into the bass region I started hearing > >> funny sounds and then it let go right where I had glued it. Before > >> catching my airplane I ordered 6" flat head 5/16" machine screws from > >> McMaster - Carr in order to drill and bolt all the way through and put > >> washers and nuts out the back side. I just finished doing that and can't > >> seem to close the gap all the way. The pictures in the attachment are > >> what it looks like now. Any thoughts? Would it be completely wrong to > >> drill a new hole in the raised trim of the plate? Just one would draw it > >> together I'd bet but it seems a little dicey to drill there. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Greg > >> > >> > >>Greg Newell > >>Greg's piano Forté > >>mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Greg Newell > Greg's piano Forté > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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