split case

[Farrell]

Wet out the area with West System unthickened epoxy. Then fill the area with the same epoxy thickened with their high strength adhesive filler. After it hardens, drill out holes (where the hinge screws go) for hardwood plugs and epoxy the plugs in. Veneer over if needed. This repair should be stronger than when new.

Epoxy, CA, and duct tape. That's all you need!  ;-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HazenBannister@cs.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:16 PM
Subject: split case


> Hi,
>   I have a small grand I'm rebuilding,that has the wood (really bad ) split 
> out where the lid hinges attach to the case.It's probally a quarter inch 
> thick or more in places,and maybe 5 or 6 inches long ,and 3 or 4 inches deep 
> ( up and down ),jagged with the wood gone.I was thinking maybe, of trying to 
> cut and insert a solid piece of wood,as I figured wood filler might not be 
> strong enough.It is mahogany wood.Any Ideas would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Hazen Bannister
>