pin pounding

[jolly roger]

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Hi Ed,
          This works extemely well and there is no sign of it being done.  The
hole at the bottom of the pin acts as a cup, and gets the CA to where it needs
to be.   Going from the top, a fair amount of the material ends up between the
block and the plate.

Roger



At 12:40 PM 3/17/02 -0600, you wrote: 
>
> How about turning the piano upside down and applying CA glue to the pin
> holes?
> Ed S.
>
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> From: Steve Kabat <s.kabat@csuohio.edu>
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: pin pounding
> Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2002, 12:56 PM
>
>>
>> Dear list; 
>>     If any of you have any input/observations/etc with the following I'd
>> appreciate it- you can respond to the list or to me at s.kabat@csuohio.edu
>> <mailto:s.kabat@csuohio.edu> . Thanks much.        
>>     I've been asked to do some work on a 1913 Steinway L- the pin torque is
>> marginal and since this is a consignment -type situation the institution
>> offering the piano doesnt have money for what I think should be at least
>> oversize pins/restringing or block replacement.  What I'm suggesting is to
>> pound the pins  and do necessary action work with the understanding that
the
>> work involved is a stopgap measure- more extensive block/restringing type
>> work, perhaps total rebuilding, might be a recommendation a few years down
>> the road. We all like to cover our butts, don't we? 
>> I'd appreciate any comments as to the viability of this option or whether I
>> should tell them to leave the instrument as is and let the buyer beware, or
>> recommend real restringing.  Thanks much, all. 
>> Steve Kabat
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