grand hinge to rim screws stripped

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,Mike and Jessica!   I had to do this repair today in one of the  
local Temples....Nice Baldwin M,1948........I think,all those repairs  
arise when Kitchen helpers-custodians try to move pianos  
around,pushing the lid,not the rim.....Had to plug stripped holes,re- 
frill the hinges to install Steinway type ball shaped Lid Hinge Pins  
[also available from Schaff] and install the CATCHER,as well.  Repair  
is solid,I did it many times,but public places are notorious  for  
destroying  things.     Regarding shoe Pegs:they were listed in APSCO  
catalogs,now Schaff sells them..They have a lot of applications for  
field repairs,much better then toothpics [just kidding]....isaac.
On Sep 5, 2008, at 10:29 AM, Michael Magness wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Jessica Masse <ebonyandivory at on.aibn.com 
> > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Besides drilling and plugging the rim, does anyone have a better way  
> of repairing the hinge screws on a grand piano?  This piano is moved  
> several times a year and the rim is less than 3/4 inch thick.
>
>
> Jessica Masse
>
> RPT Piano Technicians Guild
>
>
>
> Hi Jessica,
>
> Isaac you took the words right out of my mouth, shoe pegs, check  
> with shoe repair shops in your area. I bought a pound of them about  
> 30 years ago and still have more than half of them left. If you  
> can't find them there get them from Schaff. They are made from hard  
> white maple, and with a little titebond added will fix any stripped  
> out screw you may run across on a piano except perhaps a plate screw.
>
> Mike
>
> -- 
> I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about  
> his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never  
> achieve anything worthwhile.
> Walter Chrysler
>
>
>
> Michael Magness
> Magness Piano Service
> 608-786-4404
> www.IFixPianos.com
> email mike at ifixpianos.com

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