Loose Pins

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Tommy,
For just a few pins (presume that they have already been taped in) I would
not lay the piano on its back.
You can treat the loose pins by cutting a very small hole in the tip at a
45% and place the tip directly on the wood of the bushing then
slooooooooooowly squeeze just as much as the wood will take without running.
You should also work a rag under the strings where the CA might run down.
If the glue does run stop and quickly remove the rag before it becomes a
part of the piano.
If the piano has been previously treated with CA it helps to raise and lower
the pitch before treating the pin.This will open up a path for the glue to
enter the pin hole.
I have several pianos that have held very well for 6 years and tune almost
as tight as a new piano. I also do not use the kicker but let the glue set
up on its own.
It usually tales about 10 minutes for the glue to set up enough to hold then
it really cures and the next time you tune the pin that you have treated you
will mostlikely need to break the pin loose by lowering the pitch first.
Afterwards it will tune very nicely. This is not recommended for other than
the type piano that you are working on and still at best a fix not a repair.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Bigeartb@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: Loose Pins


> List:
> Thinking of  treating a few loose pins in an old console with CA Glue.
Never
> done this before. Lay piano on back? Apply drops of glue around tuning
pin?
> How many drops? How long before I know it worked? Don't lay piano on back?
Do
> we know how long this fix will last?
>      Finally, rebuilding old action on el cheep-oh grand piano. Replacing
> hammer shanks and flanges....kunckles larger than original....when
properly
> regulated what effect will this have on the feel of the instrument?
>       Other than this everything seems O.K.  As the song says I
need...Just A
> Little Help From My Friends.
>
> Tommy Black
> Decatur, Ala.