I'll have to disagree with Susan here. I've gone 'lite' on CA on a pin-block and after the fourth tuning it needed more. Problem was it wouldn't accept more. Andrew Anderson At 12:00 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote: >At 11:00 AM 2/5/2006 +0000, Don wrote: >>I find CA works even better on doped blocks. Use lots of CA. If any pins >>become "frozen" tap them with a tuning pin punch before you shear them off >>(Don't ask me how I know). > > >Don, here, you've said it yourself! "Use lots of CA" followed by "before you >shear them off" > >DON'T use lots of CA, so that they DON'T become frozen! Use just ENOUGH >CA so that they aren't loose anymore. Only trial and error can tell you >how much that is, but I think you'll be surprised at how small an amount >will give you good results. Unlike doping hammers, for instance, a >second application of CA works even better than the first, so if you >find you've used too little (which I've found very seldom happens) >you can just add a little more at the next visit. If, on the other >hand, you always "use lots of CA" you'll never be able to find out how >much is optimum, because you'll always use more CA than optimum, probably >a LOT more. It also has very nasty fumes in large volume. How much is >your health worth? Enough to revisit an automatic decision about how >much CA is "right"? Heck, that's FREE! All it takes is some mental >flexibility. > >sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnnnnn (sheesh .....) >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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