cracks in rim

[Barbara Richmond]

Thanks, Mark.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Wisner" <mwisner at earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: cracks in rim


> 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
>>