Hi Fred, It works just fine in dry conditions. But you can't skimp on the application. A drop or two may not "do the job" on an extremely loose pin especially in dry conditions. I always recommend humidity control be installed after a successful treatment, but I recommend humidity control before treatment is needed (and then it may never be needed LOL!) CA glue works even better on blocks that have had the old tuning pin tightern applied. Reduced amounts of CA would be indicated on blocks that have it. I wish I had the courage to try squirting CA *up* from the bottom--but I think it would make a heck of a mess. At 09:42 AM 5/5/2009 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Mark, > You say you haven't had success with CA. I agree with Susan: I think >it is probably because of dryness. CA needs some moisture to catalyze >it under normal circumstances, and most parts of the country there is >enough in the wood itself (as well as atmosphere) to set it pretty >fast. I notice a big difference between winter and summer application >(meaning 5-15% vs 50-60% RH). I tend to apply the extra-thin next to >the pin early in the tuning, and blow on it during the tuning from >time to time, and usually it will hold by the end. However, sometimes >I do find I need to pull the pin, swab, and replace. In which case I >use a gap filling formula (a little thicker). I don't find need for >accelerator, just blow in the hole, then pound in the pin. Haven't had >a time it didn't work yet. >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico >fssturm at unm.edu > > > >On May 5, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Mark Cramer wrote: > >> My good friend Stan just mentioned that he's had good success swabbing >> several coats of CA in the hole, then spraying accelerator on the >> tuning-pin. Not exactly what you've described Susan, but similar. >> I'll have >> to give your suggestion a try. > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.323 / Virus Database: 270.12.19/2099 - Release Date: 05/05/09 13:07:00 > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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