unglued soundboard

[Wayne Walker]

I had to fix a Baldwin upright with a soundboard that came unglued in the
top bass corner. Since it was warranty job I phoned Kent Webb who was still
at Baldwin and asked how to clamp the board for the glue to dried. Kent
suggested using a bicycle inner tube. You push the inner tube between the
plate and soundboard. Use a thin blade of a knife or cake frosting spreader
to get glue in the area. Then all you have to do is inflate the inner tube
and the soundboard will be pressed back into place against the inner frame.
Do not put to much air in the tube or it may explode. Very noisy in a big
empty church with the action out of the piano.

Wayne Walker
Piano Tuner & Technician
MUSICSTOP LTD
1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS
B4N 3R4
Cell 902-221-1540
Fax 902-681-1463
wayne.w@musicstop.com <mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com>
www.musicstop.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Will Wickham [mailto:wwickham@stny.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:53 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: (no subject)


Yes it does!

I have seen several 40-60 year old spinets and consoles with this
problem. I've found that the best way to get glue in the joint is to
put the piano on the end that is involved - upside down on moving
blankets when it's the top of the board - so that I get a gravity
assist with the glue. The spacing of the screw eyes varies depending on
the layout of the posts and the length of the separation. Once the eyes
are in and the glue is in place, several thick rubber bands provide
enough pull to hold the board in place while the glue dries up.

Good luck!
will wickham


On Jan 8, 2006, at 7:35 AM, Steven Sandstrom wrote:
>  I have a customer with a studio piano where the top of the soundboard
> has come unglued from the back frame.It seems to be only in the middle
> of the soundboard. You can only get to this area from the back of the
> piano. Are there any good repairs for this? I have heard of using
> screweyes in the back and running screws through them into the
> soundboard to pull the soundboard back in place while the glue dries.
> I have never done this and just wondered if it works? Any information
> will be helpful.
>   Thanks, Steve Sandstrom
>
>
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