loose tuning pins / CA glue

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:31:21 -0500


Thin CA, when applied to tuning pins, is an anti-lubricant.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isaac sur Noos" <oleg-i@noos.fr>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: loose tuning pins / CA glue


> thin CA works as a very good lubricant on those pins that does not
> hold well (then they don't hold at all) My experience, before a repair
> with plugs, did not take time to saturate well the wood but the pins
> where absolutely untunable after that.
> 
> Isaac
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> > part de Don
> > Envoye : jeudi 26 fevrier 2004 16:35
> > A : Pianotech
> > Objet : Re: loose tuning pins / CA glue
> >
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > CA glue = Cyanoacrylate = "crazy glue" or "super glue"
> >
> > http://www.chemmer.com.tw/super-glue.htm
> >
> > For pinblocks water thin intended for wood works well.
> >
> > Use on a quality piano? Maybe. Depends on the clients budget.
> >
> > At 07:47 PM 1/26/2004 -0000, you wrote:
> > >   & Penny   and has a limited "shelf-life".   &  go the
> > CA  route?  & of
> > >that age. Regards from the black cold Sussex  Downlands
> > Michael G (UK)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> >
> > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
> > http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
> >
> > 3004 Grant Rd.
> > REGINA, SK
> > S4S 5G7
> > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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