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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi, Not to avoid the question, but my thinking is
that one needs to educate the client as to why the damage happened in the first
place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Most pianos of this design have no support for the
board hinge and the addition of a few favorite music books behind the board will
keep the joint from being damaged when the player swats the music to keep the
page open.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Repair for be is glue with tight bond and use a
long dry wall screw at least 1 1/4" long. One sometimes one needs to drill out
the tombstone hinge so you need to remove the screw holding the brass hinge
and use the screw as a handle to hold the hinge while drilling out the hole the
dry wall screw goes through. Not much material needs to be removed so it is safe
to do without any other tool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com
href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Jurgen Goering</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Repair to console
music desk</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>What is the "best" fix for a music desk on a console or studio
upright which has been damaged at the screw pivot point? Its funny how
one good smack on the music desk, or a mere cinching up of ratchet strap in
the course of a move can break the wood at the screw [tongue in cheek here].
<DIV>So what is the most economical and fast in-home repair (while I tune)?
Five minute epoxy? Tightbond with a small clamp? </DIV>
<DIV>I was thinking of calling Isaac Sadigursky but I'll try this list
first... see if anyone else knows.... :^)</DIV>
<DIV>regards,<BR>
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