> > Piano wire also works well in this way. Just use a snippet of a gauge > slightly smaller than the bottle opening. It will stay put in the bottle > and is fairly controllable. > > > John Mckone >That sounds suspiciously like the "Moody Drip-u-lator" (patent >pending) Did you ever send in your registration? He may have >updates in the future... >David Ilvedson Thanks David for the er uh plug. That is the principle of the "Moody Drip-o-lator". . A hypo bottle from the supply house with #10 wire stuck in the needle part. I don't intend to patent it, because it would cost more to patent than it would ever make in retail sales.And wouldn't you know it, I might get sued. :) Suppose some one discovers using CA on tuning pins causes "granules" of CA hardened wood to adhere to the pin and "chew" out the hole every time the pin is turned. I rather suspect its main use will be on pianos that aren't tuned but once every 5 or 10 years. Heck if the customer sees you putting CA glue on the pins what do you think they will think? I havn't used it for CA (I knew I would get a disclaimer in there somehow) but it works like a charm for applying bushing shrinking and center pin lube solutions. Each drop marches down the wire like little ducks in a row. There is another hypo bottle with a smaller needle, I would try that also for CA. (What disclaimer??) Richard Moody
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