cracked beam

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In a message dated 4/10/1999 2:13:20 PM, Don R. wrote:

<<"Hi Jim,
It is in the beam itself--no where close to any joint.">>


Don;
  Seems to me to be just a crack/split developing from low humidity would do 
this. The ends of the beam are held captive, more or less, and splits can 
show up in the middle portion of the beam even if they do run into the end. I 
would carefully check the terminations of this beam to ascertain whether the 
split does go that far. An expoy filler/adhesive mixture would work well in 
this instance but the split will probably close when the humidity rises a 
little...you think?  In any event I don't think that using an epoxy would 
hurt anything.  Sounds like this piano is a good candidate for a full DC 
installation.
  Perhaps Ron or someone else has, will have, a different take on it.
Jim Bryant (FL)


><<Hi,
>
>Has anyone tried repairing a cracked beam on a small grand piano using
>epoxy? the crack is about 2 feet long and 1/4 inch wide at it's worst. I
>don't know how deep the crack is. It is the beam on the *straight* side.>>
>
>Don;
> Where is the crack? In the beam itself or in the beam rim joint?
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
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