[CAUT] pin drop

[Greg Newell]

Anyone ever try pocket hole screws. If done from the underside there’s no
need to try and hide them. A Kreg jig makes this fast and simple.

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forté

www.gregspianoforte.com

216-226-3791 (office)

216-470-8634 (mobile)

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Elwood
Doss
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:49 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pin drop

 

Me and my work-study students installed “stretchers” near the bottom of the
legs on our benches and we’ve never had to replace a bench since.  I got the
idea from a replacement bench we purchased from one of the piano supply
houses and, after looking at it, decided we could do the same thing.  I used
an exotic, dense wood for the narrow strips and, since the benches were
black, covering screw holes and painting them were not a problem.  The first
year I was here we replaced 3 benches and I repaired a couple of others.
After adding the stretchers I’ve not touched a bench.  That was 7 years ago.
Saved the Department several thousand dollars!

Joy!

Elwood

 

Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

Piano Technician/Technical Director

Department of Music

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Martin, TN 38238

731/881-1852

Fax:  731/881-7415

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T
Williams
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:43 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pin drop

 

Yes!  And they're not perfect ;>) 

Actually, I'm wondering why, in 3.5 years I never had much problem with
bench repairs, and then wham!  Benches are breaking right and left!  Some
broken by students, some by professors.  Hmmmm... 

Paul 




From: 

"Dempsey Jr., Paul E" <dempsey at marshall.edu> 


To: 

"caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> 


Date: 

10/28/2009 08:36 AM 


Subject: 

[CAUT] pin drop

 

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Hmmm, CAUT is real quiet the last few days.
Is everyone busy out checking their becket placement?

Paul E. Dempsey, RPT
Piano Technician Sr.
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
304-696-5418
304-617-1149



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