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Roy Ulrich wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Does anyone know
where I can find a tap and die set for making a new leg dowell and tapping
a new thread in the cabinet of a melodian. (This is the same concept as
the legs on square grands that screw into the underside of the base.)</font></font><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Thanks</font></font></blockquote>
<p>Some Mason & Hamlin pianos have this type of arrangement too.
Once I rebuilt one with a very unique style case. The round legs
had a hand artsy carved spiral pattern. The bench legs were made
to match. With a new board, bridges, and Renner action, it turned
out to be one of the greatest sounding pianos I have EVER seen. The
sad part is that it belonged to a community college vocal department.
A tragedy to see such a wonderful instrument return to a hostile environment
like that. It deserved a caring home.
<p>The wood threaded dowels on these legs were pretty well chewed up.
I repaired them using epoxy, (thermoset). I filled in the missing
chewed up voids. I think it took several applications. Then carefully
used some files to carve out the threads to match the original specifications.
It came out very nice and worked perfectly. Very strong too.
<p>Rob Goodale, RPT
<br>Las Vegas, NV
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