Ron, CA glue is the cheapest and good way to go. Yes the piano will be able to be tuned after the use of CA glue. Pianos that I have done are still holding well after three years. >From your post the only other option would be to re string at a difference of cost of 10 to one. Joe Goss Always on the level and now well traveled. ---------- > From: Ron Berry <ronberry@iquest.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Questions about worn pinblock > Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 9:13 AM > > <FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>To the List: > > I got this question from a surfer on the piano page. I have > given him my views of this situation and offered to send > this topic to the list, which he decided he would like me to > do. He was also concerned about using the old strings or > replacing them. He has gotten 2 differing views about this. > (It's never a problem to get differing views among piano > technicians). > > > I thought I would throw this out to the list for your views > and I will make sure that he gets the responses. > > > Thanks, > > > Ron > > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > > <FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>From: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>"Darrel B. Schultz" <<academy@idcomm.com> > > </color>To: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param><<info@ptg.org> > > </color>Subject: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Questions about worn pinblock > > </color>Date sent: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Tue, 16 Mar 1999 00:42:00 -0700 > > > </color><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param>To whom it may concern:<bigger> > > <smaller>Recently my piano tuner informed me that my piano could no > longer be expected to hold a tune because the pins were too > loose in the pinblock. He suggested a technique whereby > superglue would be injected into the pinblock to hold the pins > in position. My questions are as follows:<bigger> > > <paraindent><param>out</param><smaller>Is this a technique about which the guild knows > and approves?<bigger> </paraindent> > > <paraindent><param>out</param><smaller>Can the piano be successfully tuned thereafter? > It seems to me that once glued, the pins could > never again be turned.<bigger> </paraindent> > > <paraindent><param>out</param><smaller>What are some of my other repair options? The > piano is a Hamilton studio console, about 30 > years old.<bigger></paraindent> > > <smaller>Thanks for your reply.<bigger> > > <smaller>Darrel Schultz<bigger> > > comm.com"<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FF00</param>academy@idcomm.com</ underline></color><bigger> > > <nofill> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN > ronberry@iquest.net > Check out the Piano Page at: > http://www.ptg.org/ > for great information about Pianos
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