[pianotech] Console Leg

[Ron Nossaman]

On 6/19/2012 5:06 PM, Rob McCall wrote:
> I had one that broke in 4 pieces and I fixed it by gluing all the pieces
> back together and clamping them with rubber bands (only way to hold them
> all together while they dried). Then I removed the bolt from the piano
> and mixed up some epoxy and poured the epoxy in the hole where the bolt
> went on the top of the leg, inserted the bolt, cleaned up the little
> epoxy that spilled over, and left the leg to dry for 24 hours.  When I
> brought it back to the piano, it was rock solid, screwed right in and
> the client could hardly tell a repair was made.
>
> It may not be per the book (if there is one :-)  ), but it worked well
> for me.

Me too. Those legs can't be made break proof, so that's a sensible repair.

Ron N