<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Cheap fix.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Is drill a hole through the rib so that a coarse thread gyprok screw will be free.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then run glue between rib and soundboard, put in the screw, it has an aggressive point, and grabs the soundboard, pulling it back to the rib.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Let dry, remove screw, and drill through the board and install a dowel, if you want to be neat.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think I used the Scaff clamps years ago, but I found the above method better.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</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=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</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> Friday, September 23, 2005 4:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> soundboard clamps</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV>Does anyone use the soundboard clamps sold by Schaff? I need to repair an old upright pulling away from ribs .</DIV> <DIV>Thanks, </DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>