I think that 'T' nuts are the way to go. John Ross On 29-May-08, at 3:07 AM, Willem Blees wrote: > Jack > > Make the repairs so that YOU will be satisfied. This piano is going > to need a lot of repairs in the future, so don't worry about what > future techs have to do. > > Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > Honolulu, HI > Author of > The Business of Piano Tuning > available from Potter Press > www.pianotuning.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Houweling <jackhouweling at dccnet.com> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Wed, 28 May 2008 6:51 pm > Subject: pedal repair > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > I have a problem with a piano at a school. It is aYamaha T118 built > in China. The screws in the pedal brackets have stripped out of the > bottom board. > The bottom board is 3/8" ply ( beaver barf ) and I am asked to > repair it with plug with dowel and redrill. ?? The reason is if > other technicians have to work on it in the future it will be to > difficult. Personally I don't think it will hold, this ply is too > thin and not very good quality. I want to drill the holes in the > board and install with nuts and bolts. The pedals will then be > bullet proof. > > Any suggestions? > > > Regards, > Jack houweling > Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. John Ross jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080529/6c6d04b6/attachment.html
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