This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Jerry,=20 Without seeing the case parts and how wide a gap / or if a thin steel = can be used to work glue into the crevice, my first thought was to = remove the side panel and clean up the glue joint and re glue. If you do this be sure to make deep marks where the case parts go mack = together as sanding may remove any pencil marks. Two pony clamps and 2 = short padded 2'X4's will be needed to draw the sides together. Try using the clamps first thing as the glue bond that is there may let = loose allowing easier dis-assembly <G> The key bed can support the weight without any damage but my next = suggestion is the best and easiest if you can use it. If there is a wide enough gap to get glue into the crevice, my choice of = glue would be Gorilla Glue. This glue expands and will do a great job of = holding the parts together without a lot of cleaning of the surfaces to = be joined. At the edges of the gap the glue may expand and come out of = the gap for the first hour, so place paper under where the glue will = ooze out. Wait a day and the excess dry glue can easily be chipped away. = You will not need to tip the piano over if you can use this glue. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jerry Cohen=20 To: 'Pianotech'=20 Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Baldwin Hamilton loose side panel Recently I was asked to evaluate the cause of buzzing on several notes = in the middle (around middle C) on a 4 year old Baldwin Hamilton = vertical 243HPA. I found the right side panel was loose. It looks like = no or almost no glue was used, and only screws were holding it in place. = When pushing outward on the panel, the buzzing would completely stop. = The left panel is very secure and you can see glue across the top and = from top to bottom at the back where it is glued to the back frame on = that panel. I called Thomas Malone at the Baldwin factory, and he confirmed that = sometimes workers goof, and apply very little or no glue to the side = panels. Since this is a pre-Gibson piano, there is no warranty. My question is, what is the best way to make this repair? The side = panel is attached, but I can separate it slightly from the back frame = everywhere from top to bottom at the back. In order to get glue in, I = think it would be best to tilt the piano forward and rest it on the = keybed. Can the keybed support this weight? Also, what is the best glue = to use now? Should I use epoxy, or is yellow glue ok? I was planning on = using long pipe clamps the full width of the piano. Getting the glue in = is my biggest concern. Has anyone seen this problem? Appreciate any help. Thanks. Jerry Cohen NJ chapter ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/af/b9/a5/9d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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