separated spinet ribs

[pcpoulson at sbcglobal.net]

Greg: See if you can wedge the ribs back against the board, or use drywall screws to pull the rib and board back together, then glue them. It would be a good idea to check all the ribs and the edges as well. It sounds like this piano has been through some extreme humidity conditions. 
Good luck,
Patrick C. Poulson
Registered Piano Technician
Piano Technicians Guild
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greg Hollister 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:14 AM
  Subject: separated spinet ribs


  I just tuned a  Winter spinet with some buzzing notes. When I looked at the back I saw 4-5 ribs that were visibly separated, (one was shimmed with a piece of wood). I would like to draw these ribs together again but I'm not sure it's possible without removing the plate. This piano is not a candidate for rebuilding. Does there ever come a time when the customers needs are best met by epoxying rib gaps? Greg Hollister RPT


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