As a last ditch effort, pull the pin, squirt a few drops directly into the hole, reinsert pin. I've never had that not work. I'll second that. Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 2:46 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please I've encountered pianos where previous tech did not apply enough CA, but only sealed the top of the bushing. I can see drilling might be beneficial in such a case. Usually just the standard application will work wonders, and if there are still issues, it is only a handful of pins. Save the heroic efforts for the handful. As a last ditch effort, pull the pin, squirt a few drops directly into the hole, reinsert pin. I've never had that not work. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 voice and text PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:12 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please Drilling the holes is probably unnecessary and may even be counterproductive. There is certainly enough of a gap between the plate bushings and the pin to allow a thin viscosity CA glue to penetrate down to the block and spread around the base of the pin. Drilling a hole is not only not necessary but might actually disrupt the natural flow of the CA around the base of the pin depending on where it is that the hole actually penetrates through the bottom of the bushing. Just lay the piano on its back and forget the holes that you've just spent all that time drilling and with a fine needle applicator apply the CA toward the back of the pin where there is most likely the largest gap. Because some pooling might occur I'd let the piano sit overnight or at least for a couple of hours before standing it back up. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111111/197685f3/attachment.htm>
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