<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV>Hi John,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You can take the leg off, send it to the factory where they will duplicate it.  Glue and clamp and it is done.  I have taken them off by tapping on the back (inside) side and breaking the glue joint.  With a sharp chisel you can also start the separation.  There are two 1/2" dowels that hold it on.  Clean up the remaining glue and any splinters so the mating surfaces will be tight.  I have done three and none involved more than an hour.<BR> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Steve Grattan</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Lost Chord Clinic</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"><BR><BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "Vbpiano@aol.com" <Vbpiano@aol.com><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 7:45:46 AM<BR>Subject: Cracked Piano Leg<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>In a recent move of a Charles Walter upright with the curvy legs I noticed the left leg was cracked where the arm and cheekblock area as if someone had tried to lift the piano from one end, mainly me. I guess the leg is glued to the piano. Is this a fix best left to a furniture repairman or should I try to syringe glue and clamp it on my own? John Van Beek, RPT</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL,; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Start the year off right. <A title=http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></div></body></html>