[pianotech] loose wood joints

[AAA Piano Works, LLC]

I forgot to add that the bench in question does not have any metal corner
braces, everything in glued into each other.

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Isaac Sadigursky
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:33 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] loose wood joints

 

Hi,William ! 

I normally, re-glue  joints BEFORE installing Corner Brackets,Leg Hanger
Bolts and Flat+Lock Washers and a Hex Nut...It works... In the past I had
ordered Bench Brackets from Kimball through late Roger Weisensteiner by
thousand... They worked great and easy to adopt to most  benches..

isaac

On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:36 PM, William Monroe wrote:





Or, disassemble the bench, clean the joints and glue together again - viola
- tight wooden joints.  ;-]  Costs more to be sure, but avoids the hardware.
Pick your poison.

William R. Monroe

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
wrote:

Hi,Brian!

Vinegar will work temporarily in piano Bench...It works great on loose
Hammer and Hammer Butt,Catcher joints..For loose bench corners I will
reccomend installing Corner Brackets..Kimball made the best
ones.Unfortunately,they are no longer available...Woodcraft sell o'k
Brackets...Good luck   isaac

On Jan 21, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Brian Doepke wrote:





Hello,

 

Is there a trick, or helpful hint, on getting wooden joints, like in an old
bench , to become tight again.  Was something mentioned about white vinegar
on the joints?

 

Thank you,

 

Brian P. Doepke -RPT, M.Mus.

 

 

 

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