Cracked Apron Question and Serial# Help

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi,
The apron will not move much as it is held in place by 30+ bridge pins.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KeyKat88 at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 5:51 AM
  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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