[pianotech] Wurlitzer console action bracket hold-down screw

[Greg Newell]

A dowel will give you the same result you have now. If you’re going to go to
all that trouble at least use a plug.

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forté

www.gregspianoforte.com

216-226-3791 (office)

216-470-8634 (mobile)

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of tnrwim at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 6:05 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wurlitzer console action bracket hold-down screw

 

Paul

 

The best option is to drill out the hole, and put in a dowel. The dowel will
need to be epoxied in, however, and you should allow that to cure for at
least 2 hours. 

 

Wim



 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sun, Dec 26, 2010 12:46 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Wurlitzer console action bracket hold-down screw

I have a 1955 Wurlitzer console with the really long screws to hold the
action brackets to the plate... or more accurately, to the spacer between
the action bracket and the plate. One of the holes is stripped. I can screw
the screw all the way in with my fingers.  I can think of a few options, but
ideally it would be nice to replace the screw/spacer with a more typical
stud/nut configuration.
Other options I think of are:
- larger diameter screw (probably entails making a new spacer)
- chase out the hole, fill with a (dowel?) plug and re-drill for old screw
(but that results in screwing into end grain)
- epoxy to build up the existing hole

Any advice or other ideas?

Thanks,
Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

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