Wurlitzer problem

[Joe & Penny Goss]

John,
CA is short for Cyanoacrylate.
The accelerator speeds up the cure time for the glue.
CA is available in three viscosity's super thin, gap filling and super
thick gap filling.
Over time the thin turns into thicker so it can be a problem in using to
treat loose pins where one wants the glue to wick into the wood as far as
it will go without removal of the pin. Use a fresh batch for this each
time.
Joe Goss
.

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> From: John M. Formsma <jformsma@dixie-net.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: Wurlitzer problem
> Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:55 PM
> 
>  Hi Mr. Goss,
> 
> Thanks for helping out with this problem. I also wondered whether the
bass
> pins had been driven in too far. However, I assumed that they must have
been
> done that way at the factory since they appeared uniform throughout the
bass
> section.
> 
> I'm displaying my ignorance here--but what is CA glue and accelerator?
> 
> John Formsma
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Joe & Penny Goss
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:09 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Wurlitzer problem
> 
> 
> John,
> Sounds like at some point in time the bass pins have been driven in too
far
> due to looseness.
> Three repairs 1. restring all strings (too costly?) 2. remove pin of
broken
> strings and use five minute epoxy replace pin and pull up to pitch. Be
> careful not to drive the pin in too far so that you have the same problem
> as you had. 3.  lower the pitch of the string so that you can remove the
> string, remove the string and back out the pin three full turns.
> With the piano on the tipper use thin CA glue and accelerator. Restring
and
> tune. Tap in pin if the coil is too far out.
> Joe Goss
> Always on the level and now well traveled! The tool is finally done. Will
> show at KC
>