Pinblock Epoxy Help

[Les Smith]

On Sun, 26 Oct 1997 Billbrpt@aol.com wrote:

> I'd use medium or thick CA glue for what you are trying to accomplish.  If
> the 5 minute Epoxy doesn't cure within 5 minutes or so, there's something
> wrong with it.
>     Use CA glue instead.  You don't have to mix it.  Get some in the hole and
> a little on the pin.  Drive it.  It should be solid within about 5 minutes.
>  If this still too loose, the piblock must be damaged.  Make sure you don't
> have a delaminated pinblock due to the water damage.  If you do and the
> damage area is limited, you might be able to spot repair it.
>     Be careful.  CA glue and Epoxy both can be very messy and cause many
> other problems if they get into areas you dont intend.  In a grand, if you
> are driving a pin, the glue will naturally run out the bottom of the hole and
> on to your support block and glue it to the pinblock. 

Oh-oh, sounds like the voice of experience speaking here! :) It reminds
of the time I ran into a Steinway where I couldn't pull the action be-
cause a previous tech's solution for a knocking keyframe was to GLUE IT
to the keybed! I had to use a thin wide-bladed scraper and a hammer to
chisel it off. I remember the piano's owner coming into the room while
I was working on it and commenting that I seemed "a little upset"! I
guess maybe she heard some of the language I was using as I hit the
handle of the scraper with the hammer, pretending that it was the point
on the top of the technician's head. Gotta vent those pent-up hostil-
ities somehow!

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net