Hairline Crack

[Richard Brekne]

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I gots to aggree with Jon here.. nice post btw... I have spent the last
two years doing exclusively shims for crack repairs.. Just wanted to get
reasonably good at that process in a general move towards improving my
woodworking skills.  But aside from the difference in color, I generally
like the results I get from epoxy fills better. I have yet to see an
epoxy fill ever show a new crack adjacent to it.

As for the cosmetics of all this with crack fills... I am not quite
convinced that repairing cracks doesnt somehow help the structure of the
panel and ribs in general. Especially in the case of an epoxy fill. How
much tho is an open question. I think most rebuilders aggree that it has
little or nothing to do with the panels acoustic charachteristics tho.


Jon Page wrote:

>
> Acknowledge that it is there to the potential customer.
>
> What difference does it make if the crack has been filled-in with a
> shim, it's only a
> cosmetic repair. If it is not buzzing it is fine. A shim is not an
> insurance that the
> board will not separate from the ribs down the line. I'm leaning
> towards epoxy
> repairs now, I've seen too many cracks running alongside shims from
> previous repairs.
>
> If I am asked for a guarantee on a  sounding board, I simply guarantee
> that it will crack
> given the right circumstances. Given that it is cracked already, it's
> probably done its worst,
> look on the bright side. Developing a sense of PR and a little
> schmoozing backed by plain
> facts never hurts. Rappore and integrity sell pianos. It's when you
> sell them sight unseen
> is when you have made the honor hall of fame.
>
> Best of Luck,
>
>
>  Jon Page,   piano technicianHarwich Port, Cape Cod,
> Mass.mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway


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