"Downer" piano

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, David:
    If the lag bolts tore out large holes in the shelf, I'd try to see if you could order another shelf.  It may simply be screwed on.   If you could get it off, you may be able to inlay another block of wood into the broken-out hole.  If just the threads on the lag bolts are stripped out, Wood Rebuilder could be used to fill the holes.  Spray mold release on the threads of the bolts (for later removal) and assemble the legs while the Rebuilder is still curing.  You will end up with perfectly molded screw holes.   You could get some hardwood plugs and epoxy them in.  Then redrill.  If there is a machine thread, there must be an anchor to accept the bolt.  That would mean a new anchor would have to be obtained and attached to the shelf.  Hard to conceptualize without photos of the damage and more detailed description of the hardware.  
    Then, sell them a stage truck.  I just happened to have one that's taking up room in my shop that I think would fit.  It's in very good condition, and I'd let it go for a good price.  Contact me if you're interested.
    Good luck.

    Paul McCloud  
    San Diego, CA  


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Trasoff 
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: 08/04/2008 10:22:11 PM 
Subject: "Downer" piano


It was a classic scene I walked into--A community center where the stage area was part of a larger floor space. I came in as a musician playing (not piano) as part of a dance accompaniment ensemble, and there it was, a 6' Petrof that the house staff had tried to move off the stage area into another room by just shoving and rolling it from the front, which was fine until they came to the transition from the bare floor to a carpeted area bordered with a raised edge and, yes, they had snapped off the rear leg and the piano was down at the back end. I wish I had had my camera, or could at least get my cell phone camera to work.


I left a card, so it's possible I may get called. My question is this: I looked at the amputated rear leg, and it looks like the large lag screws it was attached with had just been ripped out of their holes. How would one fill or otherwise reconstruct those holes in the back of the case so that the screws would have something to be screwed into? Also, what other damage might you typically look for after a piano takes a fall like that? The leg itself looked completely intact. I didn't check anything further under the piano at the time.


Thanks!
David


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David Trasoff
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