I know that several people on this list successfully use CA glue to treat pinblocks and cure loose pins. I tried it once on a piano with zero pin torque that had been very heavily treated with Garfield's Pin Tite. A string brought to pitch would instantly slide to an octave low. It improved to almost tuneable. The piano was an absolute disaster and I feel that CA would work in most situations. I am looking at another POS as a candidate for treatment. I know there was a debate a while ago about Epoxy versus CA glue. Since time has passed a bit I thought that there might be more information now. Are there any technicians out there who are successfully using epoxy (presumably water thin), or who have compared both products? I am drilling oversized holes in some pinblock material and will test both products on the bench, but still would like to hear about results and brand names from anyone who has treated pinblocks with epoxy. If you have found a particularly successful CA glue or procedure, please mention it. Thanks for any information. Bill Simon Phoenix
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