Do you have to tilt the piano back as in the old days with pintite? Do you use the extra thin CA glue? ---------- > From: Greg Newell <gnewell@EN.COM> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: (null) > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 5:51 PM > > On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 08:59:53 -0500, Leslie W Bartlett wrote: > > >Dear Lists > > > >Does anyone have experience using CA glue to tighten tuning pins AFTER > >pin dope has been applied? I tuned a Knabe upright that had the pins > >doped some twenty years ago, according to owner, and now some of them are > >loose enough they won't hold. She doesn't want to buy a new piano. Might > >even consider rebuilding the Knabe with new pinblock and everything. It > >has sentimental value. Ugh. > > > > > > > >Does anyone on these lists know anyone in or near Leeds England who has > >an e-mail? I'm looking for a composer. Please respond to the privately. > > > >Thanks for the help. > > > > > >Leslie Bartlett > > > >lesbart@juno.com > > > > > Leslie, > The very first piano I "doped"with superglue was one that had pin tightener > used in the past. It came out beautifully. To the best of my knowledge it must still be > holding respectably after 1 year. > Greg Newell > Greg and Mary Ellen Newell > Greg's Piano Forte` > Lakewood, Ohio 44107 > gnewell@en.com >
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