No, it won't. He'll be back there within the year "fixing" it all over again. Ron's solution is the only viable--and permanent--one. Del Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com — ddfandrich at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Gregg Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 3:13 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken nylon pedal bracket Locktite Epoxy Plastic Bonder will do the job. You can google it and see details. They specifically list nylon plastic for this adhesive. Be sure to rough it up and follow directions. Flashing it with a torch before bonding is a good idea if not required. Doug Gregg Classic Piano Doc Message: 5 Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:29:05 -0300 From: John Ross <jrpiano at bellaliant.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken nylon pedal bracket Message-ID: <E5B362B5-F712-4B3F-A397-6D809475F50B at bellaliant.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" How about one of those lock washers with the serrated edges, as there still seems to be over half of the diameter to 'grab' on to. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. On 03-08-2012, at 6:19 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > Hmm, I don't remember seeing anything like that before. I'm assuming you've checked the supply catalogs? > > I have serious doubts with your proposed CA repair. Perhaps it's time to convert it to a dowel type system. > > > -- > John Formsma, RPT > Blue Mountain, MS > > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 3:21 PM, <richarducci at comcast.net> wrote: > List, anybody know where I can get one of these? It's off a Kimball butterfly grand . Next pic will show where it is broken. > I'm thinking of ca gluing it back together and installing a steel plate over the whole section. > > > > > > Rick Ucci > Uccipiano.com
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