[CAUT] Shoe peg

[David Love]

Or you can cut two thin strips of veneer and insert them into the hole with
some Titebond.  The tops of the strips should stick well out of the hole so
you can find the "between" them with the screw which you then screw in
gently to act as a clamp until the glue dries.  When dry, screw the screw in
the rest of the way and the edge of the screw will help to cut the portion
of the veneer that sticks out which you then easily tear it off.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Susan
Kline
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:04 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Shoe peg

 


That dramatic moment ... 

I really like little buckskin strips and white glue for that job. IMO, the
grain of the shoe pegs goes the wrong direction, where the screw threads
could chew up the wood. Wet leather is squishy and grainless and smears
itself into the screw threads, then hardens to make new threads; plus it
never seizes because the white glue keeps a little give when cured, so it
releases the screw when you go to take it back out. 

But whatever works for you ... 

Susan Kline





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

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