CA in a hurry

[gordon stelter]

Amen to that, Joe. CA first, tap later if needed.
     G


--- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com> wrote:

> Hi Cy, Points that I have never seen mentioned about
> pounding in the pins , are that it makes the piano
> even more unstable than with a pitch raise. It also
> changes the angle of the strings going to the tuning
> pin. In the case of some Baldwin acros this makes
> broken bass strings more likely and in some
> uprights, impossible to tune some strings, as the
> upper most string will not let the tuning tip go on
> the pin far enough to turn the pin.
> So now I use CA first and tappity tap second if
> needed (RARE)
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Cy Shuster 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:39 PM
>   Subject: Re: CA in a hurry
> 
> 
>   One point about oversize pins vs. CA is that some
> old strings have such corrosion that the string may
> very well break when taking the tension down,
> removing the coil, and putting it back on the new,
> larger pin.
>    
>   I was improving the sound of bass strings on a
> 1923 Ellington grand by removing them from the hitch
> pin and rolling a loop.  It worked great for the
> first 8, but just loosening the tension and taking
> it back up again caused the 9th string to break at
> the becket, so I bailed out right there.
>    
>   With CA, that's not a worry (but if the coils are
> really close to the plate, CA'ing the string to the
> pin is a possibility -- even with a syringe
> needle!).  Plus, CA will fill any pinblock cracks,
> while an oversized pin may just enlarge them.
>    
>   --Cy Shuster--
>   Bluefield, WV



		
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