[pianotech] Pee + Bolts

[Mike Spalding]

Brian,
Make sure those plate screws are only stripped before you commit to a 
repair method and price. They could be broken, which is a whole 
different kind of problem. Got burned by this one once.
Mike

Brian Doepke wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Came across a 1920’s grand whose brass pedal rods are corroded where 
> they enter the wooden pedal box. They are frozen and won’t move. After 
> pointing out the corrosion to the owners, they THEN tell me that many 
> years ago there was a dog that would urinate on the pedal box. Uh? 
> Yeah! That would probably corrode them.
>
> Any advice on how to “unfreeze” them? I already told them that I would 
> have to take the whole pedal mechanism/ Lyre off and polish the rods 
> back at the shop. I am not going to do the job in their home.
>
> Also, came across a Chickering baby grand, fairly new, and there are 3 
> front plate screws, right in the middle of the piano, that appear to 
> be stripped..they just spin around and don’t grab any wood. How can 
> this be fixed? I imagine that it can contribute to a lack of stability 
> in the instrument.
>
> Thank you folks,
>
> /Brian P. Doepke, RPT/
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