Paul, Baldwin parts are obtainable through your local authorized Baldwin piano dealership. They have to order the parts for you from Baldwin. The parts are available. Baldwin/Gibson, in their infinite wisdom, will not sell parts directly to individual technicians. You probably have to purchase an entire hinge assembly to get the brass sleeve you need. Be sure to specify which side hinge you need. How quickly the dealership can get the parts for you is a different matter, but parts can be purchased. Alternatively, I think that if you purchase a new music desk, the desk comes with the brass sleeve already installed. Very little woodworking skill is needed. Just make sure the hinge screws are tight. The desk can be purchased with a finish on it (at least the ebony ones can) If you would prefer to repair the wood rather than replace the music desk, I would suggest leveling out the damaged area using a router mounted to a router table, or a sharp chisel and glue a new piece of hard wood (maple or poplar) on to the music desk. Having removed the damaged wood on the music desk and made it level, you now will have a clean surface to make a strong glue joint. The new piece of hard wood should be slightly oversized so you can trim it down to the exact size with a chisel or a small plane. You'll have to re- drill the hole for the hinge on the side, but that isn't hard. Thin strips of hardwood can be purchased from Woodcraft.com. Any gaps between the edge of original veneer and the edge of your graft, can be filled in with wood filler, and the area can be painted black with a can of black spray lacquer - assuming that the piano is black to begin with. When you install the hinges for the music desk, be certain that the screws have some good wood to bite in to so that the hinges will be held securely in place. It is when the screws loosen up, the hinges wobble. Then some pianist comes along with a large music book and leans on the music desk, and that causes the wood to split. Keep those hinge screws tight and you won't have a problem. Good luck. Allan N. Schumacker, RPT Adjunct Professional Faculty Department of Music Nassau Community College Garden City, New York. On Oct 1, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Paul Milesi wrote: > I am in need of suggestions to effect a repair on a 1961 Baldwin L > Music Desk. > > Each side of the upright desk portion has a little brass(?) tube > inserted into the wood. These interface with a little tab on the > bracket mounted on the desk frame. My problem is this: The desk in > question has had the wood broken out on one side, and the little > brass tube is missing. Another technician made a repair with epoxy > at some point, leaving just a hole without the tubing, but it’s not > holding now. I’ve been to Home Depot looking for a similar brass > tube I could cut, but couldn’t find anything of the right > diameter. It is my understanding that there is no place to obtain > Baldwin parts, i.e., no tech support for Baldwin. Is that > correct? I can’t find any on the Gibson website, and the one > dealer tech I called in NJ never returned my call. > > I don’t have a large shop or a whole lot of woodworking experience/ > skill, but would like to effect a nice, clean repair — either one > that follows the original design, or perhaps two hinges somehow > that will permit the desk to open and close, as some pianos have. > Myabe I could use a couple small hinges from Schaff? Would I have > to chisel out to sink them? The piano case is not in great shape, > so I’m not too, too worried about a fine finished appearance, but I > always do “clean” work. > > All help appreciated! Thanks! > > Paul > -- > Paul Milesi, RPT > Howard University Department of Music > Washington, DC > University: (202) 806-4565 > Home: (202) 667-3136 > Cell: (202) 246-3136 > E-mail: paul at pmpiano.com > Website: http://www.pmpiano.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20091001/1c78bdc7/attachment.htm>
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