stripped pedal bracket holes

[James Grebe]

They are tee nuts.

James Grebe
Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
Artisan of Wood
WWW.JamesGrebe.com
1526 Raspberry Lane
Arnold, MO 63010
pianoman@accessus.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Formsma" <john@formsmapiano.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 9:58 PM
Subject: RE: stripped pedal bracket holes


> Joe,
> 
> Yeah, I know exactly what you're talking about. My dad had some of those
> thingees lying around for years - I've never used them, but I looked at
> 'em just last week wondering what they were for. Funny....
> 
> That would definitely be easier than plug/redrill.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Formsma
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> > Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss
> > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 9:49 PM
> > 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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