loose wood joints

[Fenton Murray]

excellent idea.
Fenton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gregor _ 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:06 AM
  Subject: RE: loose wood joints


  You could use a heat gun to loosen the joints.

  Gregor


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  From: fmurray at cruzio.com
  To: bases-loaded76 at sbcglobal.net; pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: Re: loose wood joints
  Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:19:32 -0700


  I totally agree with Mark here. I knock them down with a dead blow or rubber mallet then clamp it up checking with a square as you go. Using a flat bench top allows you to clamp the entire assembly down assuring all legs will touch on a flat floor. The supper glue won't work for long, the bench will soon start racking back and forth again.
  Fenton
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mark Potter 
    To: Pianotech List 
    Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:37 PM
    Subject: Re: loose wood joints


          --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net> wrote:

            Did I read somewhere that vinegar can be used to tighten up wood joints….like the ones in old piano benches?



            Would anyone be able to confirm or deny this….and if not….what can be done to tighten the loose joints of an old bench? 

             

            I am not a big fan of squirting something into the joints of a bench and expecting long-lasting results.  With few exceptions it doesn't take much more than an hour or so to totally knock the thing apart and re-glue it properly.  The old benches are worth it  - you literally cannot buy benches like that anymore.  Go for it and do it right the first time... 

             

            Mark Potter 
         



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