loose wood joints

[Gregor _]

You could use a heat gun to loosen the joints.

Gregor

From: fmurray at cruzio.com
To: bases-loaded76 at sbcglobal.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: loose wood joints
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:19:32 -0700










I totally agree with Mark here. I knock them down 
with a dead blow or rubber mallet then clamp it up checking with a square as you 
go. Using a flat bench top allows you to clamp the entire assembly down assuring 
all legs will touch on a flat floor. The supper glue won't work for long, the 
bench will soon start racking back and forth again.
Fenton

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  Mark Potter 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:37 
  PM
  Subject: Re: loose wood joints
  

  
    
    
      --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net> 
        wrote:

        
          
          
          Did I read somewhere that vinegar can be used to 
          tighten up wood joints….like the ones in old piano benches?
           
          Would anyone be able to confirm or deny this….and 
          if not….what can be done to tighten the loose joints of an old bench?
          
           
          
          I am not a big fan of squirting something 
          into the joints of a bench and expecting long-lasting results.  
          With few exceptions it doesn't take much more than an hour or 
          so to totally knock the thing apart and re-glue it 
          properly.  The old benches are worth it  - you literally 
          cannot buy benches like that anymore.  Go for it and do it right 
          the first time...
          
           
          
          Mark Potter
          
          
          

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