CA glue for pins

[Carl Meyer]

Ed, that is surely a clever idea.  If you have the right tip you can use the
nailer to drive it back to the right height.  Cheers.

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.


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Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: CA glue for pins


>
> << The bass tuning pins are easily in
>
> excess of 300 inch-pounds torque - I will not be surprised when I twist a
>
> pin in half. And when they do turn, they jump, and the pitch will change
>
> anywhere from 20 to 40 cents. Getting the pitch anywhere near target is a
>
> crap-shoot. Any ideas beyond removing pin, reaming, and reinstalling? >>
>
> Greetings,
>   If you have one of the smaller palm-nailers, and there is room under the
> block to use it, you can use it and a short length of steel rod in the
tuning
> pin holes under the pinblock.  Drive the pins upwards, then hammer back in
to
> the correct height.  Loosen the bass strings, first.
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
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