Greetings, ?? The Steinway legs are assembled with a large, (approx. 1 1/4 inch) dowel between the leg and the plinth,(top part). The dowel will have a wedge driven down into a slot, expanding the dowel in the hole of the plinth. You will usually damage the parts if the wedge is not removed prior to disassembly.? ??? The most effective repair is to drill out the wedge with a series of small, (1/8") holes, and then hammer the dowel and leg out of the socket. Use another hardwood dowel to do this so that you don't damage the original. ?? Clean out the slot, removing all traces of the wedge,and cut a new wedge to fit.? Make sure there is no glue left on the bottom "shelf" of the leg, so that upon refitting there is no gap. Assemble with plenty of wood glue,(Tite-Bond is enough), on the surfaces of the dowel and some on the shelf. MAKE SURE YOU ARE GLUING BACK IN THE SAME DIRECTION! ?? Once the pieces are fitted together very snugly, (it doesn't hurt to use a pair of bar clamps to insure the joint is fully closed),? hammer the wedge in with more glue.? If cut properly, the wedge will be below surface so the plate will fit as originally intended and the plates will mesh properly. Regards, ?? Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090915/049cf832/attachment-0001.htm>
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