I had to CA a 1927 Kimble baby grand last week that they weren't interested in re-building. I used the same syringe that I had used to CA an upright piano some months ago. The needle I had thrown away. I did have to poke and prod a little to get it loose enough to work. Andrew At 02:56 AM 3/31/2004 +0100, you wrote: >Jason Kanter wrote; > >...."Caution, caution when squirting that stuff at the base of pins, >especially pins that have been pounded".... > >I worked on a grand today that has the same problem with the coils pounded >into the plate bushings. I had to detune the strings to unwind the coils >sufficiently so that the strings came away from the pins. This created a gap >through which I could apply the CA to the base of the pin. This is the first >time I have resorted to the CA treatment. I Doped the pinblock with the >usual Pintite a couple of weeks ago - but it didn't %@*+^% work, even after >four applications. By the way. a syringe doesn't seem to last very long >while using it to apply CA. > >Leaving you in pieces. >AF. > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC