[pianotech] fall board trouble

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Marshall:
    I'm a little confused about this situation.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  The bracket pin is a pivot, which fits into a hole in the fallboard.  This is a grand piano, right?  The pin won't stay in the hole when you mount the bracket in the piano with the fallboard.  Yes?  Is the hole in the fallboard too large, so that the pin comes out?  It's too large because the wood is worn out?  Was the fallboard in good shape and working correctly before you disassembled it?
    If the hole it too large for the pin, you can use epoxy putty to fill the hole, and when it is hardened, you can drill a hole again.  Or, you can lubricate the pin with McLube mold release and insert the pin while the epoxy putty is still soft and leave it there until the epoxy is hard.  When this is done, the pin won't be glued on, and the new hole will fit the pin very snugly, but it won't be stuck to the fallboard.
    Paul Mccloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Marshall Gisondi 
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: 09/02/2010 6:24:33 AM 
Subject: [pianotech] fall board trouble


Thanks Mark Lim Ron and anyone else who might have responded.  My question is however. if the bracket is unable to move while the pin is in the hole will that inpeed the fall board from moving back out of the way of the keys?  The key cover needs to slide back out of position.  For some reason the pin keeps popping out of the hole as if it doesnt fit snug enough in the hole and at the same time can allow the key cover to move.  Will epox y allow it to move?  As for soudering, I unfortunately don't have an iron.  How does soudering keep the pin in the hole?  Thanks again.
Marshall

Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician
Marshall's Piano Service
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Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org Vancouver, WA
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