Prop stick - Yamaha G1

[Terry L Jack]

Thank you VERY much for the advise!

Terry Jack

> 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
> >
> >
>