stripped pedal bracket holes

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi John,
Can not think of the name of the item that you should use, but it is sort of
like a nut attached to a washer with 4 very sharp feet. Use a tilter to put
the piano on its back and drill out the old hole to the size that will let
you use the new fastner and anchor the assembly down with the new machine
screws/bolts.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Formsma" <john@formsmapiano.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: stripped pedal bracket holes


> List,
>
> Baldwin studio with all four pedal bracket screws stripped.
>
> I've not had to do this exact repair before, so I have some questions.
>
> Is the best repair to plug and redrill?
>
> If so, it appears that the bottom board will need to be removed because
> I don't see a way to get a drill bit perpendicular to the bottom board
> since the plate is very much in the way. There's only about 5-6 inches
> from the board to the plate. Maybe a right-angle drill? (which I don't
> yet own so don't know the dimensions if there's enough space)
>
> Can this be properly repaired without bottom board removal, such as
> epoxy or a shoe peg? I'm feeling that this would be temporary and am
> therefore hesitant to spend the time on a temporary repair.
>
> What would you do?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Formsma
>
>
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