On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:33 PM, David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Steinway, stripped long hinge screw, inserted half a shoe peg, which is > somewhat soft. Screwed in the screw and it tightened up perfectly. > > David Ilvedson > Pacifica, CA > I bought a pound of shoe pegs about 30 years ago, I still have about half or more of them, I use them for most of the stripped screw holes I run across, with a dab of Titebond. About ten years ago I walked into a Parochial high school auditorium to tune their S&S "B" rebuilt & refinished about 5-6 years previously and as has been my habit for many years walked to the hinge side of the piano and lifted on the lid. By doing this I ascertain if the hinge pins are in place and if the screws are tight, quickly. To my surprise the whole top lifted, I peeked under and saw the hinge pins in place, the room was so dry the hinge screws had fallen out of the top and were laying on the sound board. I found the janitor and had him help me place the top on the piano cover on the stage( the piano sits in front of the stage)I removed the hinges from the piano by pulling the hinge pins and replaced the hinges using the same screws and shoe pegs cut to length with a small side cutters and of course a small drop of Titebond. I found the janitor again, we placed the top back on the piano, replaced the hinge pins and all was right with the "B". I sold them a Dampp-Chaser system for the piano based on that repair. Mike -- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100319/003a8a73/attachment.htm>
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