Joe, Thanks, Joe. I'd love to learn this repair method, but I think I need a bit more clarification to be sure I'm understanding you correctly. You said drill "across" the centerpin hole. So I'm assuming you mean perpendicular to the original hole and intersecting the original pin hole, and are not referring to just "cleaning" out the damaged (basically an enlarged hole in the bird's eye on one side) centerpin hole with a larger bit (to the size of a round toothpick), plugging the entire pin hole, then redrilling? If you're not referring to plugging the entire hole and redrilling, I may need a pic to show what you're referring to. If you ARE referring to a standard plugging and redrilling, I did think of that as an option in a pinch, but was concerned that after it was plugged, how to drill the hole straight (square, whatever) so I didn't duplicate the problem I already had, which was the jack operating crooked. If this is what you do, do you have any trouble with that, or do you just eye ball it as best you can when drilling? Pin vise drill I'm assuming. I suppose one could hold something square against the jack as a visual guide. Thanks. Richard W. Bushey Richard's Piano Service www.RichardsPianoService.com www.RichardsPianoService.com/blog Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com 573-765-9903 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 12:39 AM Subject: [pianotech] cracked/split jack birdseyes, etc. > Richard Bushey asked: > "If there is a neat fix for this besides replacing the jack, I'd be all > ears! > > Yes, there is. Drill across the centerpin hole with a drill bit that will > "just" allow a round tooth pick to be inserted w/glue. Since Diamond > Toothpick and Match Company has gone to China, the diameter of drill will > vary a lot. (That's what micrometers are for dude.<G>) > Once the glue has set up a bit, drill out the hole where the original > center pin went w/a 3/64" or #55 drill bit. Done. Repin. I've been using > that trick for a lot of years. It does take a steady hand, but it's > doable. > When you are working with obsolete parts, it's the best answer, imo > Best, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I > http://gpianoworks.com/ > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 1222 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen
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