When the bushing is tight, put a small drill bit in a dremmel and bore down through the collar. Use that hole to put the CA in. Also, when desiring to do a little spot CAing on an upright (I always tilt for full jobs), a drilled hole, as described, can let you put a long applicator, e.g., hypo oiler, into the actual block for more efficient and effective application with less mess. Alan Barnard Salem, Missouri > [Original Message] > From: Marcel Carey <mcpiano@videotron.ca> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 02/05/2006 2:47:34 PM > Subject: RE : Pinblock CA after Dope? > > Ah... > > I've found pianos with tuning pins thighter in the plate bushings than > in the block. This is a situation that I saw on a Korean grand of about > 15 years ago. How did I find this out, is when I had to replace a > string, I wanted to replace the pins since it was loose. Well, the > bushings came out with the pins, and, as soon as the bushings were out > of the plate, I could feel the pins very loose in the block. This is why > CA has not worked for me in SOME situations. Whenever there were no > plate bushings, it worked all the time. > > Marcel Carey, RPT > Sherbrooke, QC > >
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