Cracked Apron Question and Serial# Help

[tom]

Julia,

            I just have a minute before leaving for my first call, but from
my experience the apron will fall off once you remove the strings from the
hitches. Loosen just enough and string the loops on a piece of coat hanger
in order. Clean off the old glue (if any is left ) Glue the apron back on to
the strip of wood ( root ?) that is usually still secure to the board. 

            Pilot holes and countersunk wood screws with  titebond and done,

            Sorry for the brevity,

            Tom Driscoll 

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of KeyKat88 at aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:52 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Cracked Apron Question and Serial# Help

 

Greetings,

 

         A church has a free old Rudolf upright piano serial# 26537.   It's
a pretty well built piano, except it has a split apron, and it has a ghost
glue mark as if it was originally located 1/2" higher on the soundboard . I
tried to move the apron from side to side against the sound board to see if
it was loose. It wont budge. I cannot tell if someone reglued it back on the
sound board. 

 

Q. Would a piano's apron be loose enough to move even if the glue joint was
broken? In other words, would the downbearing/tension of the strings hold
the apron in place, even though the glue gave out? 

 

If the thing was re-glued, the tech was awfully neat with the glue. Either
that, or it wasnt glued. I cannot tell. There is no dried oozed glue! Piano
sounds great for its age.

 

Q. How do I to repair so that it wont cost a small fortune? My guess is to
loosen the bass strings, lightly hammer a small wedge of wood between the
soundboard and apron, to temporariy separate them and then pour in some
quality wood glue and remove the wedge.

 

What is this piano's age? Thanks in advance!

 

5 year rookie 

Julia Gottshall

Reading, PA      





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