CA in a hurry

[Cy Shuster]

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One point about oversize pins vs. CA is that some old strings have such =
corrosion that the string may very well break when taking the tension =
down, removing the coil, and putting it back on the new, larger pin.

I was improving the sound of bass strings on a 1923 Ellington grand by =
removing them from the hitch pin and rolling a loop.  It worked great =
for the first 8, but just loosening the tension and taking it back up =
again caused the 9th string to break at the becket, so I bailed out =
right there.

With CA, that's not a worry (but if the coils are really close to the =
plate, CA'ing the string to the pin is a possibility -- even with a =
syringe needle!).  Plus, CA will fill any pinblock cracks, while an =
oversized pin may just enlarge them.

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV
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