shrinking a birdseye

[gordon stelter]

Great idea! Thanks!
     Thump

--- Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote:

> 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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