On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:37 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote: > Brian > > To get the rods out of the box, remove the bottom, remove the pedals,and > hammer the rods out. I would suggest you get new rods. The old ones will be > very pitted,and won't look good. > > I doubt if just those three stripped plate screws are causing the > instability. But there might be others under the strings that might also be > stripped, in which case this is a warrantee issue. If it's just those > screws, you'll need to get the screws out first, then plug up the hole, and > redrill. > > Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > Mililani, Oahu, HI > 808-349-2943 > Author of: > The Business of Piano Tuning > available from Potter Press > www.pianotuning.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 7:51 am > Subject: [pianotech] Pee + Bolts > > Hello, > > Came across a 1920’s grand whose brass pedal rods are corroded where they > enter the wooden pedal box. They are frozen and won’t move. After pointing > out the corrosion to the owners, they THEN tell me that many years ago there > was a dog that would urinate on the pedal box. Uh? Yeah! That would > probably corrode them. > > Any advice on how to “unfreeze” them? I already told them that I would > have to take the whole pedal mechanism/ Lyre off and polish the rods back at > the shop. I am not going to do the job in their home. > > Also, came across a Chickering baby grand, fairly new, and there are 3 > front plat e screws, right in the middle of the piano, that appear to be > stripped..they just spin around and don’t grab any wood. How can this be > fixed? I imagine that it can contribute to a lack of stability in the > instrument. > > Thank you folks, > > *Brian P. Doepke, RPT* > *A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC* > *Piano Tuning + Service* > www.aaapianoworks.com > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62> > * > A second possibility regarding the stripped plate bolts, is that they may not be stripped at all but rather snapped off and you are turning only a short piece of the bolt. Years ago I was setting up an asian piano that shall remain nameless and as it had arrived in the dead of our Wisconsin winter, I was checking all of the plate bolts, one snapped right where the threads begin. I called the manufacturer's tech support and they told me not to worry about it. The piano was delivered that way and has been in place, a hotel, for about 20+ years. Always held tune, no one has ever noticed the "loose" bolt. Mike -- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090331/004bb02a/attachment.html>
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