Amen to that, Joe. CA first, tap later if needed. G --- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote: > Hi Cy, Points that I have never seen mentioned about > pounding in the pins , are that it makes the piano > even more unstable than with a pitch raise. It also > changes the angle of the strings going to the tuning > pin. In the case of some Baldwin acros this makes > broken bass strings more likely and in some > uprights, impossible to tune some strings, as the > upper most string will not let the tuning tip go on > the pin far enough to turn the pin. > So now I use CA first and tappity tap second if > needed (RARE) > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cy Shuster > To: Pianotech > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:39 PM > Subject: Re: CA in a hurry > > > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
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