I am in need of suggestions to effect a repair on a 1961 Baldwin L Music Desk. Each side of the upright desk portion has a little brass(?) tube inserted into the wood. These interface with a little tab on the bracket mounted on the desk frame. My problem is this: The desk in question has had the wood broken out on one side, and the little brass tube is missing. Another technician made a repair with epoxy at some point, leaving just a hole without the tubing, but it¹s not holding now. I¹ve been to Home Depot looking for a similar brass tube I could cut, but couldn¹t find anything of the right diameter. It is my understanding that there is no place to obtain Baldwin parts, i.e., no tech support for Baldwin. Is that correct? I can¹t find any on the Gibson website, and the one dealer tech I called in NJ never returned my call. I don¹t have a large shop or a whole lot of woodworking experience/skill, but would like to effect a nice, clean repair ‹ either one that follows the original design, or perhaps two hinges somehow that will permit the desk to open and close, as some pianos have. Myabe I could use a couple small hinges from Schaff? Would I have to chisel out to sink them? The piano case is not in great shape, so I¹m not too, too worried about a fine finished appearance, but I always do ³clean² work. All help appreciated! Thanks! Paul -- Paul Milesi, RPT Howard University Department of Music Washington, DC University: (202) 806-4565 Home: (202) 667-3136 Cell: (202) 246-3136 E-mail: paul at pmpiano.com Website: http://www.pmpiano.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091001/4e78c5f4/attachment.htm>
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