Pepsi Pinblock Dope?

Richard Cromwell rcromwell1@msn.com
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:57:36 -0500


Sorry I posted this under the wrong subject line, so I'll post it again...


The situation:

1990ish Young Chang G150.
Clients' children took it upon themselves to "dope" the pinblock above the
treble break with a can of pepsi.  About 20 tuning pins, string coils and
plate bushings are caked in hardened black syrup.  From underneath you can
see how the fluid crept along the top of the block and seeped through from
about C4 up.  Some places look worse than other from underneath.  The pin
torque is inconsistent from pin to pin from C4 up.  About 85%  of the pins
are ok, 5% are questionable, and 10 % are either sticky and too tight or
loose.

What would you do?

R.Cromwell
Chptr 481

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