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Author: JMarzluf
Date: 2014-09-07 20:48
You can easily fix your loose latches, if you choose:
1. Remove the latches.
2. Jam the pointy end of a wooden toothpick into each screw hole on the case, and cut them off flush with the case exterior (you can use sandpaper if your cutting job is less than ideal).
3. Add a generous drop of wood glue to each toothpick-filled hole.
4. Replace the latches while the wood glue is still wet, and clean up any excess glue right away.
5. Be sure to close the case while the glue dries, in order to ensure the latches are properly aligned. Allow several hours of dry time before you mess with it.
The toothpick wood is soft enough to accept the screw and expand in the process, thereby filling the gap that was causing your looseness issue. The glue will then dry and harden, in and around the repair, making your latches more solid than new!
When I do oboe repair work, I so often find this latch issue that I have begun repairing them for free as a matter of course, without mentioning it to the owner until after they've discovered it themselves. They're often more surprised and impressed with the "new" latches than they are with the actual instrument repairs!
Jonathan
http://www.marzlufreeds.com/
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