At 12:28 PM 03/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >On a S&S B with the front lid hinge screws stripped out on the lid portion & >the rear hinge intact I removed the lid, plugged the holes & reattached >pinning the rear hinge first but found the repaired hinge did not line up >properly. > >Are there any suggestions out there regarding alignment procedures? I have >to redo it soon. Many thanks. > >Bruce > Remove the front lid hinge. With the rear hinge still pinned, close the lid and position it on the case left-to-right. Close the front lid to be sure the brace bar does not hit the rim. Mark the location of the front barrel on the bottom of the lid. Remove lid and position lid hinge to index mark. Install only the single end screw. Replace the lid, insert the pins, raise the lid and center punch the remaining holes. Install screws but do not tighten fully. Replace the lid and pins, tighten remaining screws. Works every time, unless you make an error :-) Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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