Can you be more descriptive about how you actually applied the thin glue without it just running out the bottom? -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of A440A@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:21 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: west system in blocks Greetings, << >I tuned a piano that had the tuning pin holes swabbed with epoxy. The pins >are very tight but they jump/snap like crazy making tuning a bit of a >head-ache. Seems like a last ditch repair. >> I went ahead and treated the bass holes with CA glue. I had dosed a number of pins in the upper section after finding that they were not tight enough to suit me. The thin CA did help, giving an additional 20 or so in/lbs. However, in the bass, I put a newspaper under the block and dosed the holes with the CA before I strung. I was using a nozzle to get below the top of the block, (I didn't want to really glue the plate to block!), and I used a liberal amount. After 20 minutes or so, (it is humid around here, these days), I could no longer smell CA around the block, so I began. I used 4/0 pins and it was dramatic how much tighter the pins were! Most of these pins are around 125 in/lbs. So, it seems that there is much better results from treating the hole before the pin went in. I take notes on my work, so I will be able to track the long term results of various means of application on this piano. I would certainly have preferred to put in a new block, but that simply wasn't in the budget. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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