Loose Capstans

[JOHN ROSS]

I have had good luck with C/A glue, in a similar situation.
I added a heading, to make it easier to track.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Sandstrom" <sandstromsw at hotmail.com>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 10:15 AM


   I have an old Steinway O that has been rebuilt about 15 years ago. The 
capstans are loose on the old keys. All of them turn by hand and a few work 
down just from playing the piano. It only takes a couple of days of playing. 
This is a piano that is at a small college that I take care of. Its in a 
practice room. Is there any way to tighten these quickly? I wondered about 
CA glue? Epoxy? Would it be better to plug and drill new holes? This is a 
piano that I don't want to spend any more time on then I have to.
 This school has only rebuilt Steinways. I keep trying to talk them into 
buying a new one now and then but the teacher only like old ones. Do those 
of you who do a lot of rebuilding replace the keyboards too? Or is this 
something that is only done when needed? I wish most of these pianos at the 
school would have had new keyboards.

 Thanks,  Steve Sandtrom