<!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 6.00.2800.1528" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><EM>"Dean wrote"</EM><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> I beg to differ. CA works wonderfully for fixing stripped screw holes. Hit<BR> the hole with accelerator, add 2 drops of CA, and viola! Fixed. <BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=2><FONT size=3> Dean<BR> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359<BR> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272<BR> Terre Haute IN  47802</FONT><BR> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><EM>"Bob wrote"</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV>Same with the loose pedal screw. Has anyone heard of a lock washer?...or<BR>two nuts on the <STRONG>threaded rod</STRONG> tightened together? Won't come loose. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>Dean,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>I wasn't saying it wouldn't work (so would a Mig Welder in the case of the pedal screw), </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>There seem to be a number of "freshman" on the list, not to mention the "lurkers", who may</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>take everything discussed as gospel. If, for example, one of these relatively inexperienced ones </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>came across..say a loose screw on the damper pedal, and preformed the "ca quick fix", and is </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>called back by the client because the dampers are just barely lifting away from the strings (say</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>3/4" play in the peal), then what? I haven't used this method(?) so don't know if it is suitable for</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>a <U>quick-proper</U> adjustment of said pedal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>Just a Sat. AM thought.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"><FONT color=#0000ff>R.Moffatt & Sons<BR>2323 Lincoln Drive S.W.<BR>Calgary, Alberta ,  Canada T3E 5G4<BR>Phone. 403.243.0385<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.moffattpianos.com">www.moffattpianos.com</A><BR><FONT color=#0000ff>Fax.     403.243.6821<BR>email:   </FONT><A href="mailto:moffatt5@telus.net">moffatt5@telus.net</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>