<html> 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: <blockquote type=cite cite>How about turning the piano upside down and applying CA glue to the pin holes? Ed S. ---------- From: Steve Kabat <s.kabat@csuohio.edu> To: caut@ptg.org Subject: pin pounding Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2002, 12:56 PM <blockquote> <dl> <dd>Dear list; <dd>    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 <<a href="mailto:s.kabat@csuohio.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:s.kabat@csuohio.edu</a>> . Thanks much.        <dd>    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? <dd>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. <dd>Steve Kabat</blockquote> </dl> </html>