Permanent: Staying tight as long as the original pins? -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 11:38 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: loose pinblocks - C/A glue ????? Define permanent <G> Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Strang" <rstrang@pa.inter.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:45 PM Subject: RE: loose pinblocks - C/A glue ????? > I bought 8 ounces of the thin CA from Dryburg especially for the job. I lay > the piano on it's back and let the glue well around the pins. It never went > anywhere, except for down on the dampers when I lifed the piano back up. > What a mess. > I have read about many technicians who have had good luck with the CA > approach. It didn't work for me. I also tried it on a single loose pin in a > Steinway D, and once again, it did not make it past the plate bushing. I > ended up shimming about 30 pins in that Steinway to make it tuneable. That's > a permanent fix, CA is not. > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:43 AM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: loose pinblocks - C/A glue ????? > > > Hi Richard, > I am supprised to hear that you had no luck with CA. > One thing you need to remember is that the glue has a shelf life that is > about 3 months long if storred in a cool dry place. That includes the time > that the glue was in the store you purchased it from. The thin will turn > into medium, the medium to thick and the thick into rock hard over time. > > Dryburg glues are the freshest you can get as the supply is continually > turned over with fresh glue. > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Strang" <rstrang@pa.inter.net> > To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:10 AM > Subject: RE: loose pinblocks - C/A glue ????? > > > > I tried CA on a spinet a while back. It was a waste of time. The glue did > > not make it past the plate bushings and made a mess. I eventually repinned > > the whole piano. No more loose pins. > > > > Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > Behalf Of Richard Oliver Snelson > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:15 AM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Re: loose pinblocks - C/A glue ????? > > > > > > Use very thin CA. Tilt verticals back a bit. Treat around each pin till > > wet. Wait about 15 min. Tune the piano. Simple. Rich > > > > > Ron & Lorene Shiflet wrote: > > > > > > Good morning Liszt, > > > Just a quick question. Has anyone had any success doping a > > > pinblock with CA glue? If so, what viscocities???did you use > > > accelerator???how deep does it seep in???etc...etc??? > > > I just heard about it the other day and I don't remember where. > > > I've actually thought about it for years but never thought it would > > > seep in deep enough to work. Then comes the problem of curing CA glue > > > deep in wood (pinblock) without accelerator. Any thoughts would be > > > appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Ron Shiflet > > > rlshiflet@cableone.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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