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<DIV>Wim,</DIV>
<DIV>I completely disagree, with your last sentence, about no need to =
fix it, if
it is not getting any worse.</DIV>
<DIV>It could just be on the verge of complete collapse.</DIV>
<DIV>It should be fixed as quickly as possible, and yes, just the bolts =
will
work.</DIV>
<DIV>I use 1/2" carriage bolts, which I realize is overkill, but =
usually, the
lag bolts I remove were 1/2", so the hole is already that size.</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 21, 2002 =
10:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Separated back, =
part 2</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
6/21/02 11:59:23 PM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">cedel@supernet.com</A> writes: =
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TYPE="CITE">The board glued to the top of the piano above the =
pinblock (but
under <BR>the lid) is split also, and partly loose, I suppose.
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Clyde <BR><BR>If the top is partly split, =
before
attempting any kind of fix, see if the separation is active, or if it =
is an
old one. You say you tuned at 50 c flat, and then 40 c flat. That =
would
indicate it isn't going any where. What you want to do is measure the =
width of
the crack at several places, but mostly at the ends. Also, draw a line =
at each
end where the crack ends. Next year, see if there is an increase in =
the length
of the crack and the width. If it hasn't gone any where, then this is =
an old
crack, and there will be no need to fix it. <BR><BR>Wim
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