CA ing bridge pins

[Horace Greeley]

Jeff, Fred,

I've found that a judicious amount of heat from, say, a 25 - 40 Watt 
soldering iron works very well with either to loosen things up just a bit. 
YMMV.

Best.

Horace


At 09:21 AM 10/28/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Jeff,
>         I haven't actually followed myself up on this yet, but I don't 
> think it will be a problem. My experience with thin CA is that the bond 
> is not a tremendously strong one. If I had trouble removing CA'd bridge 
> pins, I think tapping them all first would break any glue bond. I guess I 
> should experiment with an old bridge or piece of maple to be sure. Lots 
> of folks have been epoxying bridge pins in for a good while, which I 
> think would be more problematic.
>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>University of New Mexico
>
>--On Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:28 PM -0600 Jeff Stickney 
><jpstickney@montanadsl.net> wrote:
>
>>List,
>>         Sorry to jump in a little late on this, but I have one question 
>> regarding
>>use of CA on bridge pins.  It sounds like a great solution for loose
>>pins/false beats, the same as in a pin block (not the false beats part),
>>but as Dan Levitan brought up in the August issue of the PTJ, is this a
>>problem for the rebuilder when it comes time to pull the pins?  Does the
>>CA lose it's grip over time, and the pins come out easily, or is this a
>>potential problem in the long term?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jeff Stickney, RPT
>>University of Montana
>>jpstickney@montanadsl.net
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
>>>Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 7:48 AM
>>>To: 'College and University Technicians'
>>>Subject: RE: CA ing bridge pins
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Ron,
>>>
>>>Is this the "Royal Onyx" glue found in the "Recreational
>>>Adhesives" section
>>>of the website? Its described as glue designed for gluing
>>>golf club heads
>>>on.
>>>
>>>I like the concept of "recreational adhesives"....kind of
>>>brings up the idea
>>>of unmentionable pranks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>Eric Wolfley
>>>Head Piano Technician
>>>Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
>>>University of Cincinnati
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Ron Koval [mailto:drwoodwind@hotmail.com]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:30 AM
>>>To: caut@ptg.org
>>>Subject: CA ing bridge pins
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>I've only got a few years experience with this, but I'd
>>>suggest you check
>>>out the rubberized super glue sold made by Bob Smith
>>>industries.  My source
>>>is the local hobby shop, but they are online
>>>http://bsiadhesives.com
>>>
>>>This glue is jet black, (I've used it for finish repairs,
>>>too) so it blends
>>>in with the top of the bridge.  It only comes in medium viscosity.  I
>>>believe that it is less likely to fracture with humidty
>>>shifts.  Like with
>>>any CA, the key is careful application, good lighting, and
>>>ventilation, if
>>>you are sensitive to the fumes.
>>>
>>>Ron Koval
>>>Concordia U
>>>
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