shrinking a birdseye

[Dean May]

Assemble the flange to the butt with your new pin (after its sized to the
bushing)then put a couple of drops of CA on the end grain of the butt so
that the CA wicks up to the pin. It works.

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of gordon stelter
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 12:22 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: shrinking a birdseye

 I've done the CA thing on an obsolete action, and it worked very well. You
might consider constructing a jig to keep the pins straight, and use the
"gel" type CA, which also helps hold the pins "poipendikular" 
( Sayeth "Popeye" )  Tap the pin out, after the CA dries, over an
appropriate support.
    Or you could just fill the holes up, and re-drill them in a  veddy
precise jig.
     Thump

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

> PS.
> After applying the CA, tap the part to get excess the out of the hole.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Doremus" <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:33 PM
> Subject: shrinking a birdseye
> 
> 
> > O great and wonderful list.
> > 
> > I have taken on an old English upright action, not
> a birdcage, that 
> > seems like it would play very well if I can get
> the friction down to 
> > tolerable levels. I have tried all my usual
> shrinking ideas with no 
> > luck, this cloth is a compact as it will get.
> Repinning is the 
> > obvious answer. The trouble is that it is already
> pinned with 22 1/2 
> > pin, bigger than I would normally use. I can pop
> them out and use 22 
> > and the friction is great but they are way too
> loose in the butt. 
> > Anyone have a great, quick and easy idea for
> shrinking the birdseye? 
> > I tried hide glue sizing with no luck. The best
> Ive come up with is 
> > to put in an 18 cp and drip in CA glue but thats
> very slow, I have to 
> > push out the caul pin, trim the excess smooth (the
> glue builds up 
> > around the pin) and then repin. Plus unless I hold
> the pin exactly 
> > straight I can end up with the flange at an angle.
> Anyone dealt with 
> > this before? I thought I might try steam tomorrow,
> followed by hide 
> > glue to set the hole, another multiple step
> operation.
> > -- 
> > ----Dave
> > 
> > 
> > -----------------------------
> > Dave Doremus, RPT
> > New Orleans
> > ------------------------------
> 


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