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You could use a heat gun to loosen the joints.<br><br>Gregor<br><br><hr>From: fmurray@cruzio.com<br>To: bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net; pianotech@ptg.org<br>Subject: Re: loose wood joints<br>Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:19:32 -0700<br><br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I totally agree with Mark here. I knock them down
with a dead blow or rubber mallet then clamp it up checking with a square as you
go. Using a flat bench top allows you to clamp the entire assembly down assuring
all legs will touch on a flat floor. The supper glue won't work for long, the
bench will soon start racking back and forth again.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Fenton</font></div>
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<a title="bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net">Mark Potter</a> </div>
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: loose wood joints</div>
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<td valign="top">--- On <b>Wed, 9/24/08, Brian Doepke <i><<a href="mailto:bdoepke@verizon.net">bdoepke@verizon.net</a>></i></b>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal">Did I read somewhere that vinegar can be used to
tighten up wood joints….like the ones in old piano benches?</p></div>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal">Would anyone be able to confirm or deny this….and
if not….what can be done to tighten the loose joints of an old bench?
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><strong>I am not a big fan of squirting something
into the joints of a bench and expecting long-lasting results.
With few exceptions it doesn't take much more than an hour or
so to totally knock the thing apart and re-glue it
properly. The old benches are worth it - you literally
cannot buy benches like that anymore. Go for it and do it right
the first time...</strong>
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