I wish I had thought of that before I glued the keybed in. :-( Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: Re: Leg Plate Screw Anchors > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: June 12, 2001 8:34 PM > Subject: Leg Plate Screw Anchors > > > > I just replaced a keybed in an old Knabe grand. The old screws for the > cast > > iron leg plate had pulled out several times. I see so many weak legs on > old > > pianos. This piano gets moved around quite a bit in the hospital lobby > where > > it is located (it will be placed on a new piano truck). Still though, I > was > > thinking that it would be of benefit to make a stronger attachment for the > > leg plate. I was thinking of using threaded (steel or brass) wood inserts. > > Perhaps epoxy the insert in, and then the plate would be attached with > > flat-head stove bolts. Has anyone come up with an improvement over wood > > screws in this area? > > > > Terry Farrell > > ------------------------------------------- > > T-nuts coming down from the top of the keybed. > > -- ddf >
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