CA Mythology

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Horse poop might not smell too good in a piano. 
Marshall
ps. maybe it would work like CA but might get hard and crusty after it dries. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farrell 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:45 AM
  Subject: Re: CA Mythology



   "Alan Barnard" wrote:

  > Someone wrote "But, let's face it, doping an entire pinblock is a bandaid
  > fix."
  > 
  > We keep seeing comments like that and it's a shame. I therefore respond,
  > respectfully but forcefully, HORSEPOOP!

  Well, it IS a bandaid fix. It is NOT a "proper" fix. But bandaids CAN work very well. In fact, in this application, the CA bandaid can provide what appears to be a 100% recovery. CAing tuning pins CAN (doesn't always) have fabulous results. I do it and usually have great results. But the proper fix is a new pinblock.

  If CAing was a "proper" fix, and was as good as a new pinblock, then reputable rebuilders might just apply a bunch of CA to an old pinblock instead of replacing the block.

  IMHO, there are good bandaids and poor bandaids. CA on loose tuning pins is a great bandaid to try in most situations.

  Terry Farrell

  > I have now seen many pianos saved from the scrap heap and given years and
  > years of new life thanks to CA -- sometimes applied in buckets.
  > 
  > If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. Please don't make assumptions.
  > Please don't stand on tradition, your high horse (see "poop" above), or
  > anybody's conventional wisdom.
  > 
  > Doing a restoration or rebuild? Have a customer with a decent grand and
  > money to spend? Then by all means cut a new block.
  > 
  > Working on an old upright? An old spinet? An old console? Grandma's old
  > Monarch baby grand? Customer with a limited budget? Then pour in the bloody
  > juice, stand back, be amazed, become a believer.
  > 
  > Alan Barnard
  > Salem, Missouri



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