liftrod hook replacement

[Alan R. Barnard]

JBWeld ...fantastic stuff. In my local Wal-mart, it's in the automotive
area.

I get the fast set variety and can fix all sorts of things, including metal
to metal, very quickly and know that it will hold.

NOT the right glue for anything where you'd normally use hide glue,
carpenter's glue, or PVC-E. It's REAL permanent.

Latest use: Had a hammer flange center pin rip right out of the birds-eye in
an old beater--took a thin chunk of wood with it so I couldn't just glue and
clamp. Didn't have time or patience to carve little shims or any such. Used
the JBWeld to fill the slot, removing the overslop as best I could and
repeatedly reaming the hole, as the epoxy set, with a tooth pick. When
dried, filed off any exposed stuff and used a bushing reamer (pointed end,
but round, not tapered, where the "teeth" are) to make a nice pin slot.

This is not a repair on the RPT test BUT ... for this old Clarendon that is
just 2.3 steps away from PSO certification, it is holding beautifully and
made a quick & easy fix.

I love the stuff.

Alan R. Barnard

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:02 PM
Subject: RE: liftrod hook replacement


> You could solder it in place...
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 18:30:35 -0400
> Subject: liftrod hook replacement
>
> >Friends,
>
> >I tried a different (for me) method to replace a liftrod hook for an old
> >upright.  I found a nail of the correct diameter, cut off both ends and
> >made a nice 90 degree bend in it in the vise, cut it to the correct
> >length, stuck it through the liftrod hole until the bend was against the
> >liftrod, smacked the end a couple times with a hammer, then aligned the
> >hook correctly and drove it into its final position from the bottom.
>
> >The repair looked very professional, better than driving the straight
> >liftrod pin into the hole first and *then* trying to get the correct
> >bend.  The only misgivings I have about it is whether the hook will
> >loosen over time, since it wasn't fluted or anything, but the old beat
> >gets only light use.  Thoughts?
>
> >Clyde
>
>