Apart at the Seams (Epoxy??)

[Ron Nossaman]

>Having taken two of these piano backs apart, I don't see how epoxy poured 
>in the joint is going to hold diddly. The back is failing because of the 
>poor glue in the joint. Both sides of the failed joint failure is covered 
>with glue power or residue. I tried to bond a couple of these pieces with 
>epoxy without cleaning the old glue off. Result! Won't hold. The 6" 
>maching screw through to the posts are really what's holding if you don't 
>take the top apart and rebuild it. It a great shop job to rebuild the failure.
>Rich
>Richard Snelson

I agree, and have said so here. I don't waste good epoxy on this repair. 
The bolts do nearly all of the work, not the glue, so it's Titebond for me. 
And since the bolts doing the work does the job just fine, I don't see the 
point in tearing the thing apart.

Ron N