Plate bolts/screws

[Jack Houweling]

Thanks Terry and Ron. You have to wonder what is going on behind the plate 
is the wood faulty or did they drill the hole to big. And why was this not 
fixed at the factory?  I have been checking plate bolts/screws for some time 
and am surprised at what I find. I don't think many technicians check them.

Jack Houweling








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: Plate bolts/screws


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>> The other day I serviced a Kawai 1996 KU30 and before tuning I checked 
>> the plate screws. I found three of them loose, so loose that they kept on 
>> turning.
>> My questions are why would they be like this and is there any way to 
>> repair them. From experience I can feel that they are not broken but are 
>> stripped in the wood.
>>  Jack Houweling
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> Hi Jack,
> They're like that because someone screwed up. <G> It's not an awfully 
> critical thing, so I'd probably do the quick and dirty fix. Pull one screw 
> at a time, and insert a leather strip or two with plenty of Titebond into 
> the hole, then drive the screw back in. If you haven't done this, it's 
> surprising how "realistic" the feel is as the screw bites in and tightens 
> right down like it was in good wood. It'll probably only last 50 years or 
> so, so be prepared to do it again if you live long enough.
> Ron N
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