Rick The best repair is to cut 1/2" plugs with a good quality plug cutter then drill out the stripped screw holes with a 1/2" forstner bit. Glue in the plugs and trim off the excess then mount the legs as usual and drill new holes into the plugged keybed. By cutting plugs you get the grain orientation the same as the wood in the keybed. If possible use the same type of wood for the plugs i.e. poplar for poplar, maple for maple, etc. You will need the piano on its side to perform this operation. Second best repair is to cut strips of leather and glue them into the holes then re-install the leg screws. Worst repair is to drill out the stripped holes and used dowels to plug. You will end up with end grain for the screws to hold in which is not a good long term fix. Norman Cantrell As to the lost Steinway screws that is why I keep a box of large plate screws from old uprights that have been disassembled for salvage parts. It is amazing how often cheek block screws and leg screws go missing. --- On Fri, 11/23/12, richarducci at comcast.net <richarducci at comcast.net> wrote: From: richarducci at comcast.net <richarducci at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway Lyre bolts... To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: Friday, November 23, 2012, 7:22 AM Along the same lines, I have a Baldwin "m" with stripped leg bolts. What is the recommended procedure for repair? Rick UcciUccipiano.com609-677-0444 On Nov 22, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote: Greetings, I have a client with an 'M' that the movers lost the wood screws/ lag bolts for the pedal lyre. I found an $8 screw in the Steinway catalog, but I'm really hoping not to spend that much on a dang screw... In the catalog it says "screw - leg & lyre button/wedge 2-1/4". I'm guessing that's the part? So it sounds like it's 2-1/4" long. Does anyone have the dimensions (diam., thread count, etc.) and a photo, if possible, so I can hopefully pick up a couple of screws at the hardware store. Thanks, Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC www.mccallpiano.comMurrieta, CA951-698-1875 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121123/71419a45/attachment.htm>
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