At 12:42 PM 9/10/97 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Leslie: > >By the strangest coincidence, I treated a piano on Monday which had >previously been treated with tuning pin tightener. After the treatment, >I tested the worst suspect pins. They were considerably tighter. I >didn't have time to tune that day, but came back on Tuesday and >tuned it. All pins felt tight like about 70 inch pounds torque. The >piano tuned up very well. It took about half of a bottle of the original >Dryburgh CA glue. > >Jim Coleman, Sr > >PS For those who cringe at possibly ruining the block, remember, the >block was already ruined, and this piano was not worth the effort and >expense of a new block. Now, concerning the knabe upright which is >being considered for a new pinblock, This would be an ideal project >for pinblock segment inserts, because the plate will hold everything >captive. This procedure involves routing out sections of the old pin >block where the tuning pins holes are and inserting section panels >bedded on epoxy. JWC. It is great to see how our views change over time. My first post to this list, over a year and a half ago, was to suggest CA glue for temporary and economical fixes to pinblocks. As I recall I nearly nearly got laughed off the list ( or at least snickered at) BTW a side thread was started back then concerning winter freezing of chemicals in the car. The only chemical that I carry in to my house is my titebond. The rest I left out in the car (all year) including my CA glue. Yes, it went went through several freeze thaws and fared fine. I finally had to throw out a two year old bottle of thin viscosity hot stuff. It just got two thick and old. MY chemicals include: acetone & keytop Ca glues titebond methanol/water/ivory soap flakes proteks Robert S. Bussell Registered Piano Technician, PTG Indianapolis, Indiana, rbussell@iquest.net
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