Prop stick - Yamaha G1

[Farrell]

Hi Terry  (I like the name!). I just ran into that yesterday on a Baldwin
grand. Plugging with a dowel is great (best is with a plug). Be CAREFUL not
to drill too far ;-). Yesterday, I just jammed two thin pieces of walnut
veneer into the stripped hole, and broke them off to the depth of the hole.
I then removed them, sprayed the hole interior with CA accellerator, put a
bunch of thick CA glue on the two shims, jammed them into the hole and
screwed the rascal together. You can always break a screw free from CA, even
if it has not hardened before you put the screw in. If you are not
comfortable with that, spay some mold release on the screw and turn it in
for a minute until the glue sets. Works great, takes only two minutes, and
no extra tools.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry L Jack" <tjack@pacinfo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:21 PM
Subject: Prop stick - Yamaha G1


> I have a client with a Yamaha G1. The screws that mount the propstick
hinge
> to the case have stripped out.  Somewhere along the line someone has moved
> the hinge over a bit and drilled new holes.  These holes are now stripping
> out also.  Even if they were not, the alignment is way off and is putting
> everything in a bind.
>
> What is the best way to repair this? I was thinking about drilling out the
> damaged wood and gluing in a piece of doweling to provide solid wood to
> mount the hinge bracket.  Thought I'd better take advantage of all the
> experience here before I get carried away. *grin*
>
> Thanks
>
> Terry Jack
> Asso Member
> Eugene, OR chapter
>
>