<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Did one (Baldwin) like this late last year. Took the top of the = back apart cleaned out the glue, and reglued it. Used bolts in place of the screws, = going through and setting the nuts in holes on the back of the posts. I was = able to pry the whole thing apart with a wood chisel before starting. Of course = I lowered the tension before starting. Purchased a 2"+ piece of hardwood = to make new struts between the posts. Take the piano to my shop for the work. = Both owners were glad to have their pianos back in a better than new = condition. Sound like a lot of work, but goes fast once you have done one. </DIV> <DIV>Rich</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This was the second one like this that I had done. </DIV> <DIV>Richard Snelson<BR><A href="mailto:rsnelson0984@mchsi.com">rsnelson0984@mchsi.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pdtek@mchsi.com href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">Dave = Bunch</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2004 = 4:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Apart at the = Seams</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello all;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Being called to tune Baldwin vertical today, I = came across a good reason NOT to tune the piano today.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Not sure of the model, it was not a 243. It was = close to console height with a studio size action and keys built lower at the = rear to compensate for the difference. First thing I noticed were hammers = sitting way up off the hammer rail. Then noticed that the piano was not only a = half step flat but very unevenly flat. Then I noticed some splintered = wood behind the felt covering the pinblock. I peeled back some felt and found that = the top of the piano had pulled away from the second and third back posts from = the treble end. The top of the posts were protruding out the back a good = third of an inch. I sighted down the top front edge of the plate and could see = a prominent bulge forward in the area consistent with the = damage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have done several repairs on old verticals where = the pinblock is gaping open. Fill it with glue and put long bolts all the = way through as substitutes for the plate bolts, but this is different. Is = there a good, permanent repair for this? The piano is only 15 years old. = Anyone seen this? The posts struck me as being very light = weight.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dave Bunch</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>