I've used the toothpick repair many, many times. I am intrigued with the buckskin/titebond glue fix. Can someone enlighten me on it? Thickness of buckskin? Is the buckskin inserted in the hole shaped like a funnel? I was unable to find Gault's article. Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building The University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731/881-1852 FAX: 731/881-7415 HOME: 731/587-5700 ________________________________ From: Ryan Sowers [mailto:tunerryan at gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:34 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fixing stripped screws The problem with toothpick and similar repairs is that it doesn't distribute the material evenly around the stripped hole. I thought the paper towel idea sounded promising and I too will try it. It would seem that if you make a small tube of the paper and insert it into the hole it will already have a "pilot" hole. I too have used leather successfully and it does make me feel like more of a craftsman for some reason. Maybe its just because its a good "old school" repair. I also tend to lean towards less toxic repairs. So I prefer to use Ballistol or Alcohol/water over Protek (But I still find myself still using it) for freeing up action centers, and aliphatic resin glue over CA glue. I've often thought that there is a good analogy between drugs and certain chemicals used by piano technicians. They are quick fixes and are highly addictive, but may not have have long term benefit. We may find that all the actions Proteked (a new verb!) in the 90's will start seizing up in the next decade. We don't really know the long term affect of these modern products. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:17 AM, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote: Kerry, I have no idea. A fellow listee made the suggestion a few days ago and I'm willing to give it a try. Best, Tom Driscoll; ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Kean" <kkean at neo.rr.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fixing stripped screws Reservations about the longevity of glue-soaked paper aside, if you stuff the hole full and then harden it, wouldn't you then have to create some kind of pilot hole? If you can just shove the screw in and start it, what does that say about the firmness of the repair? Kerry Kean Kent, Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- From: Tom Driscoll [mailto:tomtuner at verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:09 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fixing stripped screws List,. I'm on board with Jons suggestion. Who hasn't removed a screw thats been repaired with toothpicks or whatever and had a pile of splinters and saw dust come out. The late Journal editor Don Galt suggested in the journal the leather-tightbond method about 30 years ago and it has worked for me. I will try the paper towel -CA suggestion at my next opportunity. Tom -ready to try new things-Driscoll ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2024 - Release Date: 03/26/09 07:12:00 -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090327/c299aab5/attachment-0001.html>
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