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<P>Greg,</P>
<P>Great stuff! Thanks for info and pics. The one I'll be doing is much newer than yours, so it should be worth it to them to fix.</P>
<P>Thanks again,</P>
<P>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano <BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Greg Graham <grahampianos@yahoo.com>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> Rick, <BR>> <BR>> I reglued the sides of a Wurlitzer last year. Not a <BR>> huge deal. All it needed after the glue dried was <BR>> lost motion adjustments and an unrelated pitch raise. <BR>> Happy customer. <BR>> <BR>> The piano was in reasonably good condition, or I would <BR>> have strongly urged them to send it to the landfill. <BR>> <BR>> This piano had a two-piece case side, and the lower <BR>> pieces were still glued, and acted as a positioning <BR>> aid. The small glue area compared to a full length <BR>> side is probably why this joint failed. I would have <BR>> used yellow carpenters glue for a "normal" piano, but <BR>> for this one I used epoxy. <BR>> <BR>> It took about 3 hours to tear it down, clean the glue <BR>> join
ts and reassemble the case. I came back the next <BR>> day to remove the clamps, reinstall the keys, adjust <BR>> the lost motion and some letoff for another 3 hours. <BR>> Add in the first visit to estimate the job (which was <BR>> supposed to be a tuning) and a little shop time to <BR>> make the clamps. <BR>> <BR>> Photos attached. If you need more info, let me know. <BR>> <BR>> Greg Graham <BR>> Graham Piano Service <BR>> Brodheadsville, PA <BR>> <BR>> dropped piano <BR>> richard.ucci at att.net richard.ucci at att.net <BR>> Tue Jul 11 07:56:25 MDT 2006 <BR>> List, <BR>> I've got a client who dropped their wurly spinet <BR>> during a move. Sides are pulling away from the plate , <BR>> and the keybed is now all screwed up. It gets better <BR>> when I pull the piano back to original position. What <BR>> would be your best remedy for this problem? <BR>> Thanks, <BR>> Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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