jonnymickey Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I just got launched into a favourite tune when the L/H 10 started sounding. On investigation the pivot pin had fallen out of the base board and the whole lever (pad and all) came off hence the constantly sounding reeds. I pushed the pin back in but it didn’t feel very secure. Would a drop of glue in the hole be a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Yes, I've done it twice for myself and once for someone else - it is a common repair. I use quick epoxy, but our friends here will chime in with a dozen other suggestions I'm sure! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnymickey Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Thanks Ken - that’s exactly what I was contemplating. I am always wary of doing something irreversible to an old instrument. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milesy Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 If it's an antique instrument, you might try a drop of hide glue (used by luthiers and fine cabinet makers) - it's reversible ie can be removed. this is the one I use: https://www.axminstertools.com/titebond-liquid-hide-glue-ax22595 Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Better not to use glue of any sort as it may make future repairs more difficult. The pin is retained by friction, so a better method is to cut a sliver of soft wood the same width as the pin and place this between the pin and the edge of the hole, the press the pin fulling in. If it's still not tight then try again with a thicker sliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Best to listen to the experts - my repairs to pivots were admittedly all on modern instruments, whose maker told me glue was fine. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Carroll Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 If you use a flexible pva glue like Elmer’s white glue, you will be fine. We put a similar product in all of our lever holes prior to assembly and can still remove them if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Even domestic expoxies can be softened by judicious use of heat (E.g. soldering iron), and will soften well before the wood is damged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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