Polishing a Turd/CA'd pinblock update

[gordon stelter]

The CA itself probably spread around under the plate
web to the other pins, Joe!
     Sleep Well
     Thump

--- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I just finished an "all-nighter", (I hate it when I
> get behind...my own
> doin'!) Thought I'd give y'all an update on the CA
> treatment. I'm happy to
> say it was a very big success. I now have a pianer
> that tunes like a new
> Baldwin! I'm not too sure how it happened, as I only
> CA'd the loosest tuning
> pins. Perhaps I should back up, for those who have
> not been following my
> last posts on this project. Victorian/German
> Upright. Some idjit did a
> really bad job of restringing it. He used 5/0 tuning
> pins, so nowhere to go
> but CA. Most of the pins were in the 75 inch pounds
> to 100 inch pounds
> range. And then there were the LOOSE ones measuring
> in at 25 to 60 inch
> pounds! the piano has a full plate w/o plate
> bushings. (Someone was smiling
> on me, there!) I used a 5cc Hypodermic with number
> 21 X 1" needle, (blunted
> so's I wouldn't inject myself!). BTW, the Vaseline
> trick worked very well,
> so's I'm not permanently affixed to the plate. <G>
> I carefully dribbled the CA around the most
> offensive, (low torque), pins
> and gave it 24 hours. Most of the low torque pins
> came up, but not to my
> liking, so I gave the persistent "lows" another
> second shot. That was 48
> hours ago. For some reason, ALL of the tuning pins
> are now in the 150 inch
> pound to 180 inch pound range! Yikes! The only thing
> that I can suspect
> happened, was the liquid fumes of the CA traveled
> between the pin block and
> the underside of the plate to ALL of the available
> orifices. Since that
> stuff is really "Fumey", (if that's a word?), it
> would permeate any porous
> substance in close proximity. Purely speculation, on
> my part, but I'm here
> to tell you, the piano is a workout to tune now! As
> for longevity, donno.
> I'm hoping it's going to last for a long time, as
> the client is a royal pain
> in the butt and would not be happy if it started
> having
> "loose-tuning-pin-itis any time soon. Since it's
> Sunday, a prayer would be
> appropriate, (mine and yours). Well, so much for the
> "Polishing a Turd"
> saga. Y'all be happy and Healthy.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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