stripped pedal bracket holes

[Ron Nossaman]

>Baldwin studio with all four pedal bracket screws stripped.
>
>I've not had to do this exact repair before, so I have some questions.
>
>Is the best repair to plug and redrill?
>
>If so, it appears that the bottom board will need to be removed because
>I don't see a way to get a drill bit perpendicular to the bottom board
>since the plate is very much in the way. There's only about 5-6 inches
>from the board to the plate. Maybe a right-angle drill? (which I don't
>yet own so don't know the dimensions if there's enough space)
>
>Can this be properly repaired without bottom board removal, such as
>epoxy or a shoe peg? I'm feeling that this would be temporary and am
>therefore hesitant to spend the time on a temporary repair.
>
>What would you do?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Formsma

If the screw holes are just stripped, and not chewed up too badly, I'd 
slide a newspaper or (better) a piece of cardboard under the bottom board 
to catch drips, pull the screws, add glue, toothpicks or shoe peg, and put 
the screws back in. Watch the pedal alignment as the screws go back in, and 
adjust as required. I wouldn't expect T nuts to be necessary or 
particularly desirable  unless the bottom board is really soft, and the old 
screw holes are really trashed.

Ron N