Replacing Hinge Pins
Case Repair
If you think the whole subject of case repair is trivial, you're right.
But trivial or not, it's a great service to the musician for me to be able to fix up a case right on the spot. Years ago I used to send players over to the luggage repair shop, where they were told a latch replacement would take two weeks, and parts might have to be ordered.
Now I have a small inventory of parts, and do the repairs myself.
So if case repair is trivial, then this particular case repair is really small time stuff.
Pretty obvious - this hinge lost its pin:
These little hinge pins are held in by friction, and frequently work themselves out.
A small finishing nail does the trick nicely:
Just tap it in place
Clip it off"
And you're done: