cracks in rim

[Mark Wisner]

I've never seen a crack as pictured cause a problem, but for cosmetic reasons, when a piano has been returned to us sporting an open crack in the rim we flip 'em belly up and fill the void with thinned epoxy.
The advice posted earlier to mark it and monitor is sound.

Mark Wisner

-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Richmond <piano57 at insightbb.com>
>Sent: Sep 6, 2007 12:56 PM
>To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: cracks in rim
>
>Howdy,
>
>I just serviced a 15 year old KG-2.  While I was underneath the piano taking care of noisy trapwork, I noticed a crack all the way around the rim.  It looks like it is between the inner(?) and outer(?) rim.  In some places I could easy insert my feeler gauge 1" or more.  Unfortunately, I had left my camera in my shop, but the piano's owner let me use her camera phone to take pictures.  Sorry about the picture quality--hope you can see.   I would like opinions--is the piano in trouble?   Should it be fixed?  How?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>near Peoria, Illinois
>