[pianotech] Fixing stripped screws

[Ryan Sowers]

I've used the leather that Renner sells for bushing keys, its pretty thin
and stiff.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Elwood Doss <edoss at utm.edu> wrote:

>  Thanks for asking Paul.  Inquiring minds want to know!  Any takers?!
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> Joy!
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> *From:* paul bruesch [mailto:paul at bruesch.net]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:10 PM
> *To:* l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Fixing stripped screws
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> Any suggestions/recommendations for leather? Supply house buckskin?
> Hobby/craft store leather? Old shoes? Does it matter smooth side in or out,
> i.e. which side towards the screw?
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> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN
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> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net>
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> 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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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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