>Doing well, thank you - and yourself? Still doing, thank you. > Yes, pins were loose, hence someone >thought driving them would correct the problem... one grand, one vertical(as >am I, usually). Delaminating in both cases. Several pins were driven >through and the strings are against the plate. I've never epoxied pin >holes, might this work? If so, what is the procedure. I've never tried to save a delaminating block. I always numbered them among the dead, gave the rebuild or replace speech, and moved on. I've epoxied pin holes in solid blocks by removing the pin(s), swabbing in plenty of epoxy, drilling to size after curing, and installing the pin(s). It works, though the pins tend to feel a little strange, but takes two trips. The quick and dirty approach that seems to have taken over the world is applying thin CA (super glue) around the loose pins and waiting a few minutes for it to set up. It does tighten the pins and you can tune immediately. Again, if the block is solid, this will get you by. I doubt anything will help much with a delaminating block. > The vertical would >not be worth the effort or expense, except the piano is in a room of a burm >house. Alterations were made to the house after the piano was brought in. >No way now to remove the piano or bring in another, short of restructuring >the house. The owner is a musician suffering from "piano that will not hold >a tune". Thanks for any suggestiions. Oh, there's a way to remove the existing piano, but there might be some assembly required in bringing in a replacement (or returning it after the rebuild). Is there clearance to get the back assembly (plate/soundboard/back) out with the sides knocked off? I did this to get an old upright player out of a basement many years back, reassembling it in the new owner's home. Ron N
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