<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Clide,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I have used in the past to clamp = sides together are called pony clamps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are a screw device with a handle = for one end and the other has a solid stop.These are attached to a one inch = water pipe. The pipe can be any length you want.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To keep from damaging the case with the = clamp we used 2x4s covered with cardboard against the sides and the clamps pulled = on the 2x4s thus no scraping of the finish.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first patient was an upright grand = that had fallen out of a pickup and burst into a 100 case parts all the sound = board, plate, and action were unharmed so gluing it back together was a viable option.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course after much cosmetic surgery = the best finish was black<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 21, 2003 = 5:03 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Side</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Don, <P>Thank you for a very helpful response.  I also have a client = with a vertical piano in which the entire right side is separated from the = strung back.  Since I wasn't quite sure how to go about doing the = repair, and the customer didn't seem to want any extra expense, it hasn't been = repaired yet. <P>I do have a question about the clamping you mention.  Can one = actually buy clamps long enough to reach from one side of the piano to the = other?  It seems to me that is what you would need.  Also, if they are = available, I find it hard to part with the needed bucks to buy tools I may never = need more than once. <P>Regards, <BR>Clyde Hollinger, RPT <P>Donald Mannino wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT size=+0>Jack,</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>It's OK with me if you declare the piano a total = loss, and have them buy a new Kawai!</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>:-)</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>You will be better off removing the side and = cleaning things up.  Take out the bottom board, action and keybed, = remove the side from the back.</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>After cleaning up splinters, carefully align the = side again - it should be nearly flush with the rear facing panels top and bottom.  Match the other side exactly at the top - some models = are even with the pinblock, others are not.  Once you get a good = location, mark it all over the place to help get it back there.</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>After taking the side off again, drill some small = holes near the top and bottom, and install bridge pins point side out so = that the point just barely sticks out the side (you can super glue or epoxy = them into the holes).  Position the side panel according to your marks, = and tap on it with a rubber mallet to leave marks in the side panel to help = with alignment and keeping the side in position when clamping.  Then = apply thick epoxy, put the panel on, and clamp it.</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>Make sure the sides are parallel also - it could = be easy to have the re-glued side angled out at the front if you only clamp at = the back!  That would be a mess.</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>Depending on the age of the piano, you might also = want to call me at Kawai - if you are not comfortable doing this job, it = could possibly be sent back to the factory in North Carolina and repaired there.  We did this with a UST-7 that had similar problems in a = church a few years back.</FONT> <P><FONT size=+0>Don Mannino RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+0>Kawai America</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+0>800-421-2177</FONT> <BR>  <P><FONT size=+0>At 04:53 PM 1/20/2003 -0800, you wrote:</FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT = face=arial><FONT size=-1>I am currently working on a Kawai. It is a school piano = that the kids dropped off the stage. The piano is fine, except for the = side. The glue has come undone. Question, Do I insert glue and clamp or do I = take the whole side off and clean off old glue and = reglue?</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial><FONT size=-1>Also what kind of glue do I = use?</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial><FONT = size=-1>Thanks</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial><FONT size=-1>Jack</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY= ></HTML>