Lost my head

[gordon stelter]

How about an automotive "Thread-lock"? Should stop the
perniciuous "stop-rail-rattle" that infects so many
grands, too!
    Thump
--- "Kevin E. Ramsey" <kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net> wrote:
> Well, Ron's idea would be my first choice, but if
> you have to try some kind of CA glue,  Cypox is the
> only one that I've found that will actually work on
> one of those type breaks.
> Kevin.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Wimblees@aol.com 
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org 
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:44 AM
>   Subject: Re: Lost my head
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 5/21/03 9:42:28 AM Central
> Daylight Time, tune4u@earthlink.net writes:
> 
> 
>     Questions:
> 
>       1) This is just a simple system with a
> threaded shaft holding the prop
>     rail, one nut under it and the round prop nut
> above it. How can I keep that
>     lower nut from moving, short of gluing it to the
> screw?
> 
> 
> 
>   If the two are tightened together, they should
> hold. That is the way it was designed. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>       2) Not having a replacement shaft (has
> Brambach-style knuckle), how would
>     y'all go about fixing this head? Would like to
> avoid the "sewing thread
>     splint with giant blob of epoxy" fix that I've
> seen in other pianos!
> 
>     Alan Barnard
>     Salem, MO
> 
> 
> 
>   Actually, for this kind of piano, a glob of super
> glue is an acceptable repair on this, ev
>     en without the sweing thread.
> 
> 
> 
>   Wim 
> 


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