CA in a hurry

[gordon stelter]

Sorry Joe,
    On this one occassion I feel that your advice may
request some minor improvement. I would NOT trust
newsprint to protect an action from dripping CA! I
have seen a lOT Of this stuff run through a block on
some pianos. I would recommend taking the action out
entirely and putting aluminum foil on the keybed, with
newspaper on top of it.
     I love your work!
     Thump


--- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote:

> Hi Barbara,
> There is NO reason to remove the pins.
> If you are doing only a few, take off the fall board
> and slip some news print across the top of the
> action to keep any glue from seeping through onto
> the action. 
> Use a hypo needle and apply the glue at the base of
> the pin and let the glue well up untill just before
> it is going to run. Treat other pins and return to
> the first and apply a second dose. Wait 15 seconds
> and Tune <G> 
> If pins are still a little loose, treat a third
> time.
> One other thing , for the neatest job, cover the
> pins not being treated with an old rag so that when
> the applicator is turned down to apply the glue, any
> spillage will not fall onto the pin area.
> The glue will wick into the wood, and unless you
> know what to look for. the repair can not be seen.
> Futher repair can be made including block
> replacement at a future date. I have pianos that are
> 10 years past their repair and holding.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Barbara Richmond 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:35 AM
>   Subject: CA in a hurry
> 
> 
>   Howdy,
> 
>   Ed Foote, I believe you wrote about taking pins
> out and then CAing a pinblock to get the block to
> increase swelling (if I understand that correctly).
> 
>   I'm in a tight spot here at the Big, Dead Hall. 
> The B in residence (which has been on the don't use
> list because it is in that kind of shape) is going
> to be used on Saturday.  Gee, if only I had known
> *last* week.  The pins are generally loose, with a
> few "let go of your tuning hammer at watch it fly"
> types.  Yes, it's a Steinway. Yes, it's in miserable
> shape and I have no qualms about doing whatever I
> need to do to get it hold the tune better than it
> does now.
> 
>   So, I was wondering if I removed those few
> spinning pins and carefully applied the CA, would I
> get more holding power?  I am prepared to used my
> trusty sandpaper shims (I usually prefer those to
> larger pins).   How long should I wait before
> re-inserting the pins?
> 
>   Thanks gobs.  Man, what a wild week.
> 
>   Barbara Richmond, RPT



		
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