<div>I thought they said a school piano. </div> <div> </div> <div>Avery </div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:12 PM, David Ilvedson <<a href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">ilvey@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I see that was a Baptist church and you repaired the tempo pedal... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA  94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Barbara Richmond" <<a href="mailto:piano57@comcast.net">piano57@comcast.net</a>> To: "Pianotech List" <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Received: 5/29/2008 12:10:44 AM Subject: pedal repair >Hey Jack, >T-nuts!  I came upon this Kawai that another tech had used nuts and bolts---long >bolts. (picture 14) Try dealing with those to fix other pedal problems!   I tilted the >piano and installed the t-nuts and the right size screw-head bolt. Pictures 57 & 60. >Good luck! >Barbara Richmond, RPT >near Peoria, IL >  ----- Original Message ----- >  From: Jack Houweling >  To: Pianotech List >  Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:51 PM >  Subject: pedal repair >  Hello Everyone, >  I have a problem with a piano at a school. It is aYamaha T118 built in China. The >screws in the pedal brackets have stripped out of  the bottom board. >  The bottom board is 3/8" ply  ( beaver barf ) and I am asked to repair it with plug >with dowel and redrill. ?? The reason is if other technicians have to work on it in the >future it will be to difficult. Personally I don't think it will hold, this ply is too thin and >not very good quality. I want to drill the holes in the board and install with nuts and >bolts. The pedals will then be bullet proof. >  Any suggestions? >  Regards, >  Jack houweling </blockquote></div>