This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment John, =20 Some questions =20 I presume you used thin variety that was not old. When you say a lot, how much in oz? What brand did you use? Did you use accelerator? How much time did you allow to elapse before you tried it? Have you been back for a follow up to see if there is any improvement? Was it only a handful of pins that continued to cause problems? =20 I have never encountered a piano as you describe that did not show major = improvement after treatment. In fact one grand that was particularly bad = in my early days of doing this, I applied top and bottom with 4-6 oz as = you describe. The pins grew so tight you could barely turn them, but it = took a few days. When you apply a lot of glue it takes a few days for it = to fully cure.=20 =20 Blessings Dean =20 Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 =20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of John M. Formsma Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:35 AM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: loose loose tuning pins =20 Julia, =20 I've had a piano that did not respond to two treatments. It holds = barely, but not well enough for fine tuning. In fact, on this small = grand, I had tipped the piano upside down to apply a LOT of CA to the = underside of the block. It was disappointing to find out that when the = piano was upright again it hadn't worked, although another application = from the top helped a tiny bit. =20 I always tell the customer that CA might not work.=20 =20 Repinning is needed when you have loose pins, and there is enough money = to pay your labor. :-) But, always educate the customer about rebuilding = and better performance the piano will have. =20 You can keep the old wire when restringing, but it's just as easy to = replace with new. =20 John Formsma =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:50 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: loose loose tuning pins Greetings. How tight can CA glue make really loose tuning pins? Is = there a limitation to it's effectiveness. I would think if they are = really loose, (so loose that you can actually see a tuning hammer ride = back as fast as the sweep second hand of a watch!) that maybe 4 = treatments on those pins might do the trick, but I don't know. Any = suggestions? What sanctions a repinning job? If one does re-pin a piano = must all the strings be replaced with new ones or can you re-string the = old back on? Julia Gottchall Reading, PA=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5b/45/4f/e6/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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