[pianotech] Lakeone

[Mark Dierauf]

I would add that the Lakewood is very handy stuff to have around. I 
carry the small kit with me on my rounds, and have used it in customer's 
homes for repairing stripped screw holes, including stripped lyre 
screws. In fact, once I had to fill large sections of the underside of a 
keybed where the lyre had literally been torn out of the piano. You can 
mix it thin, so it will be self-leveling or run down into small hinge 
screw holes, or as a thick putty for working overhead, as on lyre 
screws. It's my method of choice for repairing stripped Steinway action 
bracket screws. It's not inexpensive, and it reeks like bondo on 
steroids, but I  I wouldn't want to be without it.

- Mark

On 6/6/2012 11:23 AM, David Love wrote:
> I think I responded to this in my other post but the process of using the
> Lakewood product is a simple molded fill, no cutting, preshaping the
> receiving end or fine tuning the size of the wood insert.  The finishing
> benefits I outlined in my other post.  In terms of the ease of achieving the
> final look, for me, I think the Lakewood product will be the best.  YMMV.
>
> Again, I appreciate everyone's input.  Not interested in getting into an
> argument here.  I just wanted to hear different approaches and I have, thank
> you.  I think I've made a decision about it though.
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com