Reservations about the longevity of glue-soaked paper aside, if you stuff the hole full and then harden it, wouldn’t you then have to create some kind of pilot hole? If you can just shove the screw in and start it, what does that say about the firmness of the repair? Kerry Kean Kent, Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom Driscoll [mailto:tomtuner at verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:09 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fixing stripped screws List,. I'm on board with Jons suggestion. Who hasn't removed a screw thats been repaired with toothpicks or whatever and had a pile of splinters and saw dust come out. The late Journal editor Don Galt suggested in the journal the leather-tightbond method about 30 years ago and it has worked for me. I will try the paper towel -CA suggestion at my next opportunity. Tom -ready to try new things-Driscoll
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