Pinblock Separation Repair

[Cy Shuster]

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--Cy Shuster--
Rochester, MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JAMES DALLY" <jdally@ecr.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Pinblock Separation Repair


> Terry:  My computer tells me I am not qualified to bring up Piper.  Any
> suggestions?  Thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <files@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 12:50 PM
> Subject: Pinblock Separation Repair
>
>
>
> Several folks requested pictures of a pinblock separation repair, so
> here goes. Click on the links below for the pictures. Several show the
> pipe clamps in place. After applying epoxy into the crack as deep as
> you can get it, it seems to help to tighten each clamp and then go back
> and tighten them all again. Tighten all clamps several times - you
> will find that even though they were tight a few minutes ago, you can
> often keep tightening them more and closing the gap more. Keep cleaning
> up squeeze out as you go.
>
> Important to remember to only clamp at backposts. If you try to clamp
> on the spacer blocks between backpost you will only manage to bust up
> the back assembly pretty good - DAMHIK (it was a long time ago - and on
> my piano)!
>
> In past jobs on larger pianos I was able to bolt, clamp and epoxy all
> at the same time. On this console, I had space problems so I epoxied
> and clamped - let cure for 48 hours - then drilled and through bolted.
> You will see in two of the pictures that the nut for the center bolt
> was right in the middle of several tuning pins - I couldn't get a
> wrench on the nut with the tuning pins in place. So I had to remove
> them to tighten nut. A pretty acorn nut would not fit on the center
> bolt so I just used a plain nut.
>
> You'll also note that I had to go in on a bit of an angle on the two
> end bolt holes because of case clearance problems.
>
> Other than that, all is fairly self-explanatory I think. Please ask
> away if you have any questions. Piano tuned up real nice and I think it
> has decades of service left in it.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> Photos at:
>
> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/04/db/d1/21/
> attachment.jpe
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/04/3e/e6/c2/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/d9/42/80/f5/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/42/bb/a1/18/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/64/6b/32/73/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/19/97/03/20/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/43/86/a7/f0/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/50/7e/80/48/
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/5f/f9/d4/79/
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> Alternate:
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9j7
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9je
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9jm
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9jr
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9jw
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9jz
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9k1
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9k5
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> http://tinyurl.com/t9k8
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