plate pin

richard.ucci@att.net richard.ucci@att.net
Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:07:57 +0000


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Thanks Terry, by the way, I'd go with the Darnell casters as well.

RU/UP

-------------- Original message from "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>: -------------- 


> My recommendation would be to get a new hitch pin and see if it fits snugly 
> (with some tapping) into the hole. If it does, you are all set - pound it in 
> (with a low-mass hammer) and bend like original. 
> 
> If the fit is loose, then you simply need to find some steel rod of diameter 
> large enough to either fit snugly into hole, or drill the hole out a bit for 
> a proper fit (don't go through soundboard!). 
> 
> This repair is not as difficult or high-tech as one may think. Simply make 
> the hole the right size for whatever hunk of steel rod you have, cut to 
> length, tap in, bend over, maybe touchup with paint if you want, install 
> string. 
> 
> Oh, and collect check! 
> 
> Terry Farrell 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> > Went to fix what I thought was going to be a broken string on a Kimball 
> > grand (70's) and found that the hitch pin had been pulled out from the 
> > plate. I tried tapping it back into the hole, but it pulled out again when 
> > tension was back on the strings. 
> > 
> > The pin was bent and had grooves on it, should I replace with a new pin? 
> > and what is the proper procedure for this repair. The pin is located at 
> > the break just before the high treble. 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano 
> 
> 
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