My first bit of bad news

[John Ross]

With a piece of glued in dowel replacing the screw, I don't see the rib 
as being weakened.
Then again, we are not talking about a high class repair, so I don't 
think a weakened rib is something to worry about.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano at videotron.ca>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:22 PM
Subject: RE : My first bit of bad news


> The one thing I don't like with the sheetrock screw, is the weakening 
> of
> the ribs. You have to drill 2 holes about 7/32" in each rib along the
> crack. What I prefer to do nowdays is just use one small screw and a
> piece of flat maple. I drill a very small hole in the rib right on the
> crack and then srew my block from the front pushing that soundboard
> against the rib. When this is not possible because of the plate being 
> in
> the way, I would use a screw right in the crack from behind, leaving a
> lot of it protruding in the back, use medium CA glue between the board
> and ribs and then just use plyers to pull on the screw toward the ribs
> and wait a few seconds for the CA to set. I then remove the screw. 
> This
> way at least the ribs won't be weakened (never mind that old uprights'
> boards are already flat).
>
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de Greg Newell
>> Envoyé : 15 août 2006 20:50
>> À : Pianotech List
>> Objet : Re: My first bit of bad news
>>
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>> When faced with situations like this where I
>> absolutely HAVE to do SOMETHING when I'd really
>> rather bail unless they buy the full package I'll
>> just throw in a few drywall screws into the ribs
>> on either side of the crack and call it a day. Kinda
>> depressing really.
>>
>> best,
>> Greg Newell
>>
>>
>>
>> At 03:58 PM 8/15/2006, you wrote:
>> >Hi all.  I'll vent on you because my husband
>> >just doesn't "get it".  Today was my first
>> >experience with telling a customer that her very
>> >pretty 100 year old Ludwig upright has major
>> >cracks in the soundboard and needs serious
>> >help.  (It's buzzing in the F4 area).  She spent
>> >too much money on the piano, can't afford an
>> >overhaul, and just stared at me like I'm supposed to perform
>> miracles.
>> >
>> >Any sympathy or miracle suggestions are welcomed.
>> >
>> >Michelle Smith
>> >Smith Piano Service
>> >Bastrop, Texas
>> >(512) 466-0238
>> >michelle at cdaustin.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Greg Newell
>> Greg's Piano Forté
>> mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net
>> www.gregspianoforte.com
>>
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