[pianotech] Fixing stripped screws

Leslie Bartlett l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net
Sat Mar 28 11:57:34 PDT 2009


A friend suggested plugging a hole with leather which has glue on it.  
She said it's easy to turn the screw and it will "last forever"- though 
she is severely limited in the "forever" part.........
les bartlett


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> 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?
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> Kerry Kean
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> Kent, Ohio
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