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<font size=3>I have reinforced cases with this problem with long screws
drilled from<br>
underneath. Hardware/home centers should have the screws for
fastening<br>
landscaping ties. They are a 3/16" shaft with a hex head. McFeely's
also<br>
carries them with square drive.<br>
<br>
I drill the counter sink and shank holes. Then force glue in the crack,
pipe clamps<br>
on the rim act as a prybar to open the crack. Then install screws, clamps
optional.<br>
<br>
Then you just have the finish touchup to deal with.<br>
<br>
Jon Page<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
At 06:06 PM 01/07/2000 -0800, you wrote:<br>
>Ok, so what are the techniques for checking said crack? I
<br>
>would use a thin probe but that doesn't often tell much. <br>
>Anyone have some ideas?<br>
><br>
>David I.<br>
><br>
>From:
<x-tab> </x-tab>Mjacobucci@cs.com<br>
>Date sent:
<x-tab> </x-tab>Fri, 7 Jan 2000
05:42:57 EST<br>
>Subject:
<x-tab> </x-tab>Crack in Rim/
cracked Spinet<br>
>To:
<x-tab> </x-tab>pianotech@ptg.org<br>
>Send reply to:
<x-tab> </x-tab>pianotech@ptg.org<br>
><br>
>> In a message dated 01/06/2000 8:33:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,
<br>
>> jonpage@mediaone.net writes:<br>
>> <br>
>> << I would still call this as "moving damage"
whether or not they can pi<br>
>> it on someone in particular it should not be the burden of
the customer.<br>
>> <br>
>> Jon Page<br>
>> >><br>
>> <br>
>> Sounds that way to me. Could be deeper than can be seen
from the surface. <br>
>> Have an independent rebuilder look at. I had a similar one
today. A spinet <br>
>> which had been unprofessionally moved. And got slammed
around the truck on <br>
>> the way. The crack runs vertically between the cabinet and
the <br>
>> plate/soundboard/action rail. It is separated on that side
and you can move <br>
>> it back and forth with your hand. The other side feels
tight but the veneer <br>
>> cover piece in the back has been shoved up and over the cabinet
edge. The <br>
>> action, strings, etc.are pretty new and it plays provided you
re-set the <br>
>> jacks by hand after each strike. The customer is fairly
disappointed as one <br>
>> would imagine. He will now need to get it out of the
upstairs bedroom closet <br>
>> he wrestled it into and pay a real mover to bring it to a
re-builder. <br>
>> <br>
>> Mark Jacobucci<br>
>> Laguna CA<br>
>> <br>
><br>
><br>
>David Ilvedson, RPT<br>
>Pacifica, CA<br>
>ilvey@jps.net<br>
> </font><br>
<div>Jon Page, piano technician</div>
<div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div>
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