---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear Bill S, I think you should use the thin CA glue. Depending on the condition, I would suggest you get 2 x 2ounces bottle. Usually one is enough, but I find that you might want to repeat the procedure until you get the desired result. It has worked for me. Just do one pass, test the pins after 5 or so minutes, if not tight enough, do another pass. I've done over 4 passes on a certain piano but the result was worth it. I prefer the feeling of CA doped blocks compared to the garfield ones. Hope this helps, Marcel Carey, RPT BSimon1234 wrote: > THE PIANO: > A donated no name baby grand, years ago extremely heavily doped with > Garfield's ( pools of brown sticky stuff that has hardened), - no pin > bushings, most pins would need vast improvement to come up to zero pin torque. > ( You know, - they jump 5 notes flat when you release the tuning hammer) > > THE SITUATION: > Little old ladies club, their big yearly scholarship fundraising event is in 5 > days with a "singing group" coming in do a program, "PLEASE - PLEASE, do what > you can." My work basically pro-bono. (I occasionally do some.) > > THE PLAN: > A great piano to experiment with! What's to lose? I intend to try putting CA > glue (thin- medium- thick ?) into the pin wells where the bushings should have > been, letting it set up and then tuning. The piano was previously tapped > about as far as it can go. I will remove the action and shield the key bed, > etc. It would be very difficult to turn this piano over to treat the bottom > of the pinblock due to its location and my feeble back. > > REQUESTING YOUR HELP: > I wish I knew this was coming up, for I would try water thin epoxy, but no > time to get that now. I would like to know how thick the CA should be, how > many grams or ounces might be needed, waiting times, - ANYTHING that would > help. Also, IS THIS LIKELY TO WORK? - I will report to the list, because if > CA works in this piano it should work anywhere. Is the CA likely to work as > well as an epoxy treatment? For this much CA glue the fumes will be awesome. > Anything to do there besides ventilation? Should I drop a drop of water into > the holes after the CA glue? - What about accelerators? > > Please feel free to e-mail me directly, but I will be anxiously watching the > list. If it doesn't work right away I would still have time to burn down the > building and save the ladies from grievous embarrassment. > > Thanks, > Bill Simon > Phoenix ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f3/14/42/bc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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