Hi, I don't think there was a debate really over CA vs epoxy. More of an offering of opinions. I have yet to try epoxy on a pin block, but would love to! On a doped block for me the pins actually became so tight they were shearing off. At 02:43 AM 1/26/99 EST, you wrote: >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 > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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