stripped pedal bracket holes

Marcel Carey mcpiano@videotron.ca
Sat, 15 May 2004 23:04:15 -0400


Joe,

They are called T-nuts. If one can get a right angle drill, you can
always just lift one side of the piano and support it with a 4" block
of wood to do this repair.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss
> Sent: 15 mai, 2004 22:49
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: stripped pedal bracket holes
>
>
> 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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