[pianotech] Bridge pin locations help (image oops)

Malinda Dobrins dobrins at optonline.net
Tue Feb 8 20:02:37 MST 2011


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bridge pin locations help (image oops)


> On 2/5/2011 1:47 PM, Mr. Mac's wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Roger at Integra.net wrote:
>>
>>> I'm wondering if applying the CA glue while the string is lifted
>>> away from the bridge would improve the results. Might the glue have
>>> a greater ability to completely surround the pin if there is no
>>> side pressure on the pin?
>>
>> Roger,
>>
>> Ron indicated in another post to leave as is when applying the CA
>> thin. No need to do what you say. I take him at his word.
>>
>> Thank you though for your consideration.
>>
>> Keith
> 
> Roger, Keith,
> That's the neat thing about the CA. It soaks into pretty much any gap 
> even if there's no real gap. You can leave the string on. The important 
> thing is, since you're trying to replicate the effect of putting the 
> screwdriver on the pin to stop the flagpoling (therefor the false beat), 
> you need as much hard cured CA in the hole as it will take. This takes 
> some time and repeated applications until the CA quits soaking in and 
> hardens while it's still visible around the pin. If some gets under the 
> string in the process, it doesn't seem to hurt a thing.
> 
> Again, the basic problem isn't string seating. It's flagpoling bridge 
> pins, so the fix needs to address the cause.
> 
> Ron N


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