On Fri, 7 Jul 1995, Michael Wathen 556-9565 wrote: > I just restrung a Baldwin M, accujust pins. I replaced the > agraffes. When I brought the piano up to pitch one of the > agraffees shot out of the hole. It turns out that the hole in > the plate is stripped. Suggestions and ideas? Michael, you might be able to find a Helicoil small enough. I think Helicoils were designed for replacing damaged threads in engine blocks; I know I've repaired a cross-threaded spark plug hole with one. You rent the Helicoil installer tool from a rental place. I just don't know how small they come. Failing that, you might have to drill the hole to a larger size and tap it, then install the appropriate sized threaded rod, then drill and tap a hole in the center of the rod to accept the agraffe. Good luck! Steve Brady, RPT "The most expert and rapid tuners are... University of Washington possessed of a highly excitable, sbrady@u.washington.edu nervous, and emotional temperament, verging on the border of insanity at times." -Daniel Spillane, The Tuner's Guide
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