[pianotech] Best Way To Fix Loose Pins?

[John Ross]

C/A is not Pintite, and is the way to go.
I have had very good success with it.
Remove the action, and protect the keybed, from drips. 
It works well, even if pintite had previously been used.
Don't take this the wrong way, but how do you blame C/A glue, for you spilling it. :-)
I would have loved to have seen your face, when you tried to lift your toolbox.
John Ross
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greg Livingston 
  To: Pianotech list 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:50 AM
  Subject: [pianotech] Best Way To Fix Loose Pins?


  I'm asking this of my more experienced colleagues. A good customer and friend has a '30s Mason & Hamlin grand with a few really loose pins.  At this time, she can't consider an overhaul, so what would be the best plan for me?  

  -bigger pins?  (wouldn't that spread cracks wider?)
  -bang the pins in deeper? (only adds a little more grabbing area)
  -sandpaper sleeve?  (the least invasive, I think)
  -CA? (don't like it, since I spilled it once and glued my toolbox to the floor of my car; besides, I never liked Pintite)

  Your advice is gratefully appreciated.
  ___________________________________________________ 
  Gregory P. Livingston, Piano Tuning and Service 781-237-9178 
  Piano Technicians Guild, associate member (Boston chapter) 

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