loose tuning pins / CA glue

Michael Gamble michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:47:36 -0000


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Hello Liszt and Joe & Penny
This thread about tightening wrest pins using CA glue is a very =
interesting one. The problem is I have absolutely no idea what CA glue =
is. Maybe in UK we have an equivalent. So... Could someone please =
describe this glue... What colour is it? ... what consistency? ... what =
smell does it have?... Is it water-based and therefore thinned with =
water before use?... how large are the containers it comes in? .... is =
it a resin glue? ... is it something like PVA woodworking glue? (which =
stuff can be thinned down with water in a bucket to "size" concrete =
before laying wood-block flooring..:-) Is it another name for that =
terrible glue called "Cyano-Acrylate" as used in the plastics industry =
and can glue your fingers to your nose (or other parts of the anatomy). =
With the same initials this is my guess. It is this very "thin" glue =
which comes in quite small white plastic bottles with a dispensing =
nozzle and has a limited "shelf-life".
Question:  If you had an old (1895) S&S model "B" 85 note grand with =
replaced tapered legs and loose Bass tuning pins... would you be tempted =
to go the CA route?
I have just such a problem at the moment but I rather think I prefer the =
replacement strings and pins option on an S&S of that age.
Regards from the black cold Sussex Downlands
Michael G (UK) 
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