Hi, Barbara: Though I wouldn't call myself an expert, I've reglued countless legs and lyres which were loose. A screw through the side isn't going to work in any case. The diameter is too small, and it will crush the surrounding wood so that it becomes loose again, and useless except to prevent the lyre from falling off. Neither will a screw driven into the end grain from the top. You can drill a line of holes so that the pressure of the wedges is relieved, and then separate the pieces. You may also be able to simply drive the two pieces apart with a mallet and a stick or large dowel, depending upon how loose it is. Then you'll see how it was constructed. Cut a new slot and appropriate wedge(s), and glue it up. Good luck. Paul McCloud San Diego On 02/23/2010 6:49 AM, Barbara Richmond wrote: > > Greetings Kawai and/or lyre experts: > > Thanks Bruce Dornfeld for your excellent article on regluing grand > lyres--how timely for me. > > This lyre is from a 20+ year old Kawai GE-1. I assume that there two > wedges holding these lyre posts in place. I was just trying to figure > out the configuration of the parts since I want to know where to aim the > chisel... > > Or, would it be cheating to use a pocket hole/screw? > > Other comments? > > Thanks, > > Barbara Richmond, RPT > near Peoria, Illinois > >
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