[CAUT] a bad habit AND Baldwin Desks

[Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)]

Conrad,

When those pins break off, I will usually punch the remainder out and
put a 2" brass screw through the hole and into the desk part. I've found
some here that had a short 16 penny masonry nail driven through the hole
and into the desk. The nail is hard and has flutes on it which dig into
the brass hole and keeps it from rotating out.

Eric

Eric Wolfley, RPT
Supervising Piano Technician
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati


-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Conrad Hoffsommer
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:47 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: RE: [CAUT] a bad habit AND Baldwin Desks

At 06:47 AM 10/4/2005 -0400, you wrote:

>Lastly, while you're doing all that repair of Baldwin desks, don't 
>misplace those brass hinge pieces.  While I've blanked on the exact
price, 
>replacement cost, according to Thomas Malone, of Baldwin / Gibson, is 
>astronomical.
>
>David Skolnik


You mean this piece??  Pin which goes into the wood broke off. I
suppose... 
for 1926 vintage in a practice room for the last 30 years...

This is one of the ones I want to do a retrofit w/folding brass supports

and hinges along the front.