grand hinge to rim screws stripped

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Mike Kurta wrote:
>     Hi Jessica:
>     Here's an old trick I learned from a retired technician:  Carefully 
> unwind the copper winding from a bass string keeping the circular shape 
> looking much like a spring.  Cut to length and insert in the stripped 
> hole and put the screw back in.  Now the threads of the screw have 
> something solid to bite into.  If one length is not enough, two or three 
> can be used.  Depending on the looseness and size of the screw, it helps 
> to have different thicknesses of copper windings on hand. 
>     I have used this method successfully on stripped grand legs, music 
> desks, almost anywhere.  It allows the removal and replacement of wood 
> screws without enlarging the hole, and will really hold the screw 
> tight.  The copper imbeds inself into the wood  and will stay there.  
> This follows the same principle as "Heli-Coil" thread inserts used in 
> metalworking where the threaded hole is stripped.  Good Luck!
>     Mike Kurta, RPT
>     Chicago chapter


Nice trick! I'll have to try that on an old Chang that people have run 
up against the practice room wall and then opened.  ;-{

But, in Jessica's case, to avoid future problems either try removing the 
lid during the move or making sure the lid is off the edge of the skid.

-- 
Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
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