Dear Phil -- The tuning pin tightener I've used is 1/2 alcohol, but the alcohol is not what is doing the tightening. The tightening agent is glycerin. The alcohol is only there to get the glycerin thin enough to wick into the pinblock, so its dissipation is not a problem. Yes, it is a temporary fix. It just swells the wood up, like making it semi-permanently wet. If anything, it accelerates the deterioration of the wood, while giving a few more years of service. I'm looking with great interest at the CA alternative, where the glue actually follows cracks and sticks separated layers back together, and therefore might even do some real good instead of just treating symptoms. I agree it's early days yet, so a little caution is reasonable. (i.e. try it first on a real dog-piano in truly terminal condition, or on a piano you own yourself.) Of course, most bad pinblocks are pretty terminal already, which widens your scope. Yours, Susan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ At 04:28 PM 10/5/97 -0400, Phil Bondi wrote: >..Tuning Pin Tightner(Restorer).. > >..I've been led to believe that TPT is a no-no because it's mostly alcohol >and the alcohol will dissipate in time, making it a temp fix.. > >..i have read here where some sort of super glue was used with good >results..i don't think I wanna *go there* yet.. > >..I hope this doesn't turn into the *great debate*..i'm just looking for >comments and people's experiences. > >..the reason i'm asking is because I'm tuning mostly older pianos at this >stage of my development..I DO get new ones with my association with a >dealership, but the question still remains...............fact or fiction? > > ----------------------------- Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "I'm glad there are at least some things somewhere that I don't have to do today." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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