This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Welding as I'm sure you have heard by now is very difficult to do on = cast iron because of it's expansion properties when it is heated. No go = on that one. Castmaster screws could potentially work but I think I = would shy away from that idea since there isn't much to work with on = such a thin piece. Epoxy could work but I would want something a little = more substantial that will reliably hold for many years to come. I = might suggest making a couple of plates made from some medium thick = sheet metal that will fit on either side of the bracket. Drill holes = through the plates and the action bracket surrounding the crack and = insert machine screws to hold it all together. If you drill the holes = slightly strategically angled in the right areas it should draw the = pieces together very tightly as the screws are torqued down. Be very = careful not to over do it or you risk creating a new crack. You could = additionally include some epoxy to ensure that it will stay put without = the risk of any buzzing that might occur between the metal pieces. Hello everyone, This morning, I had an old action in my action cradle and was working = on shaping the hammers when the top half of the action came loose from = the cradle. I thought it was odd as I knew I had everything snug just a = minute ago.=20 As I move up to replace the top half of the action back into the = cradle, I immediately see what the problem is. The top action bracket = (the one at the extreme treble) has completely cracked off. Now, when I = replace the action in the piano, there will be no way to affix the = bracket to the post (since the bracket is now cracked off). Although = this piano is probably 75 years old and in bad shape, it is priceless to = my customer as it was her grandmother's piano. What are my options here? Eagerly waiting any and all responses! Thanks, Corte Swearingen ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d6/05/a8/07/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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