Tightening the plate...

[Larry J. Messerly]

I have several times on stripped screws used marine resin to rebuild the
hole.  Take the loose screw out, swab hole with marine resin, reinsert
screw to snug, come back later to tighten.

Larry Messerly
> 
> The point at which this happens varies quite a bit, depending on the
> construction of the rim and the design of the rim bolts/screws.  A 
> Steinway
> rim, with its hard maple construction, can take quite a lot.  
> Another rim,
> made of Select Hardwood, may not take much at all.  What feels like 
> a loose
> screw/bolt may, in fact, already be stripped.
> 
> Be careful out there, folks....
> 
> Del
>