I have seen such a thing which I'm pretty certain was factory original. The third hole was tapped for a machine screw. IMO, a far less bad design than a wood screw into whateverness. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote: > ** > I think what is "best" depends on how bad the break is and what situation > the piano is in. > > One decent repair of this inherently fragile system which I've seen is a > strip of brass about two inches long, screwed into the back of the music > desk, which bends around the end. Three holes, two for the screws into the > back of the desk, and one which is just big enough for the end screw to go > through. I'd put epoxy into the splits and let it set up before installing > the brass. > > If I remember right, I've seen this setup factory original as well. > > If I'm putting one of these music desks back on (without the brass strip), > I always warn the owner not to tighten the screws. Always leave enough room > for the music desk to move side to side a fraction of an inch. Screws into > end grain -- what a lousy idea. > > Susan Kline > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120907/bed41b7c/attachment.htm>
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