Thanks for the reply. I was hoping someone might say a metal epoxy has worked form them so I wouldn't have to get out the torch. Thanks Bill I think soft soldering is better. Use some rosin core solder for electrical stuff as it doesn't use an acid based flux and you won't have the thing turn green on you. Del said hard solder but I think he meant the soft wire solder for copper water pipe etc. Silver solder and brazing temperatures run over 1000 degrees F which is almost the melting point of the brass. If you can find some old 50/50 solder, it melts around 600 degrees. The silver based soft solders for water tube melt around 700. If you happen to not get it in exactly the right place, it melts easily. A large soldering gun or an old time big soldering iron will do the job. Even you heat gun if it throws out 850 degrees. No sense laying a torch on it. Keith Roberts > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Pillmore" <billpillmore@earthlink.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: June 05, 2003 6:22 AM > Subject: Stienway sustenuto bar > > >> > Does anyone know the best way to reattach the wire loop where the monkey >> > hooks to the sustenuto bar. The holes have wallowed out and the wire >> > won't stay in. Do I need to have it brazes? >> > Thanks Bill Pillmore > > > > >
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