pedal repair

[Claude Harding]

I join you guys in voting for the T-nuts.  I don't carry my tilter with me
every day, but I do have the T-nuts and an assortment of machine screws to
fit them.
As far as installing them without the tilter, there is often room enough for
my skinny little hand  to slip them under the piano and line them up with
the hole I have drilled for them.  I pull them up into place in the bottom
of the piano by using a machine screw with the pedal bracket out of the way.
Then I take the machine screw out, put the pedal bracket in place, and make
the final installation with the machine screws securing the bracket into the
T-nuts below.  If I need more room to work, I just prop up one end of the
piano on a piece of 2x4 or some other block that I carry in my van.  I never
have had to use a tilter for this job, although if you have one with you, it
might make things a little quicker, then again, maybe not.
 
REMINDER:  If you are drilling the holes for the T-nuts without tilting the
piano, be sure to slide a piece of 1/4" plywood or something else under the
piano at that point to protect the customer's floor in case your drill bit
goes through the bottom board a little too far.  [ No, not PERSONAL
experience; my daddy just taught me to be careful.  :-) ]
 
Claude H.

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Barbara Richmond
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:39 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: pedal repair


Aw, Marcel, I wrote that at 2 am.  Yes, I used machine screws (did you see
the pictures?).  How did you press the T-nuts in from the bottom without
tilting the piano--I mean, how did you get your arm under there?
 
Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Marcel  <mailto:mcpianos at hotmail.com> Carey 
To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:58 AM
Subject: RE: pedal repair

I completely agree that T-nuts are the repair of choice. But, Barb, I
install the screws from the top. I don't have to use the nuts. I drill from
the top down, then press the T-nuts up from the bottom and just use the
machine screws from the top. This way, you won't have to use the ratchet or
wescott to remove the pedal while doing future service.
 
Marcel Carey
Sherbrooke, QC






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From: piano57 at comcast.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: pedal repair
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 02:10:44 -0500



 
 
Hey Jack,
 
T-nuts!  I came upon this Kawai that another tech had used nuts and
bolts---long bolts. (picture 14) Try dealing with those to fix other pedal
problems!   I tilted the piano and installed the t-nuts and the right size
screw-head bolt. Pictures 57 & 60.
 
Good luck!
 
Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, IL  

 


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