[pianotech] Fwd: Repair to console music desk

Isaac Sadigursky irs.pianos at earthlink.net
Fri Sep 7 21:59:17 MDT 2012



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> From: Isaac Sadigursky <isaacspianoservice at gmail.com>
> Date: September 7, 2012 8:54:08 PM PDT
> To: Isaac Sadigursky <irs.pianos at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Fwd: [pianotech] Repair to console music desk
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>> From: pianotech-owner at ptg.org
>> Date: September 7, 2012 8:39:56 PM PDT
>> To: isaacspianoservice at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Repair to console music desk
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>> From: Isaac Sadigursky <isaacspianoservice at gmail.com>
>> Date: September 7, 2012 8:30:49 PM PDT
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Repair to console music desk
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>> Hi, Paul!
>> Samick makes this Meta-to-Metal contact  between the Studs and  
>> Corner L-Shaped Brackets and their pianos Music Racks survive  
>> better, I never came across a split one,so far.
>> Check it out.
>> Best wishes.
>> Isaac
>> On Sep 7, 2012, at 11:01 AM, paul bruesch wrote:
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>>> 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
>>>
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