CA glue (was Re: Loose Pin Therapy)

Jerry Hunt jhunt@geocities.com
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:13:01 +0000



Roger Jolly wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>               When I have encountered a row of pins with terminal cancer,
> invariably I find that the the block has started to delaminate. However I
> have repaired a few PSO's by  removing the offending pins and generously
> swabbing the holes with epoxy. reinstall the pins, leave for 24hrs to cure.
> Lightly tap the pins to break the grip, (a precaution, I once snapped a
> pin) and bring to pitch. I consider this a bandaid repair at best.

<snip>

I have a customer with a piano with straight-line loose pins in the top octave;
very limited budget. I was thinking about introducing the pinblock to a healthy
dose of CA glue. Thoughts/opinions/barbs?
--
Jerry Hunt
Dallas, TX USA




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