re-stringing and CA

[John Ross]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment
Hi Cy.
If you ream the holes to get new wood. How would that increase pressure, enough to damage the block?
You would naturally use a reamer compatible with the size pin, you intend to put in
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cy Shuster 
  To: Pianotech 
  Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 6:54 PM
  Subject: Re: re-stringing and CA


  Larger pins (lo-torque or otherwise) have to put more splitting pressure on the pinblock, possibly causing further damage.  Using same-size replacement pins and pre-treating the holes with CA might fill in some existing cracks and make the block stronger.  Would you swab the holes first and let it dry before driving in (or dropping in!) the pins, or do it in one go?

  Just guessing, here...

  --Cy--
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Michael Gamble 
    To: John Ross ; pianotech@ptg.org 
    Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 5:36 PM
    Subject: Re: re-stringing and CA


    Hello John and List
    The old pins are grotty, rusted and deformed and would not be worth preserving and re-bluing. Apart from which the old pins will have their scoring (the end part of the pin which is in the plank) filled with old wood particles and rust. The new pins will be chromed and indeed .. new. The object is to find out what your collective reaction is to CA-ing in new pins.
    Regards
    Michael G.(UK)

---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/21/cc/16/ee/attachment.htm

---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--