<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What has been your experience with = longevity. The few I have done have held up well for several years now. But for sure, = it is a band-aid repair - I make that very clear. Why would it haunt? I figure = the worst that will happen is that the pins come loose again - nothing lost there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotech88@yahoo.com = href="mailto:pianotech88@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 11, = 2004 12:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: help on upcoming = service call</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>CA glue can be effective, but it is also VERY temporary.  = You may be haunted by this several years down the road.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Farrell <<A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>>= </I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">Yes, CA can be effective on pianos with tuning pin bushings. No = bushings<BR>seems better, but I've had reasonable luck when bushings were present.<BR><BR>Whether she is selling the piano or not is not your = concern, IMHO. I<BR>generally tell piano owners that are considering CA on = the pinblock that it<BR>is usually about 80% effective - sometimes, for = whatever reason, it doesn't<BR>seem to do much at all - but usually provides = a workable low-cost solution<BR>where low cost is a high priority.<BR><BR>However, be aware of the tendency for someone to = sell a piano and tell the<BR>potential purchaser (after a CA pinblock job - = or maybe some new damper<BR>felt), "oh yes, and a wonderful piano = technician, Terry Neely, completely<BR>restored all those little things in there = - the piano is almost like new"!<BR><BR>FWIW - You shouldn't have to, but = I would consider walking away from a job<BR>like this - knowing that the = piano will be sold. Assuming she is not<BR>replacing the piano, it would be a one-appointment client anyway.<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR><BR>----- = Original Message ----- <BR>From: "tlneely" <TLNEELY@MINDSPRING.COM><BR>To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:10 = AM<BR>Subject: help on upcoming service call<BR><BR><BR>> Hello = everyone.<BR>> I am facing something I have not done before and need some advice. = A<BR>new client just moved to the area, and her previous tech told her that = her<BR>5' grand needed CA treatment for loose pins before it would hold a tuning.<BR>My question is this: Is the CA treatment effective in = pianos with tuning pin<BR>bushings? Or is one just glueing the pin to the = bushing, or does it matter?<BR>> She is planning to sell the piano after = tuning, and I know that<BR>myself or one of our other local guild members will = probably be called to<BR>tune for the new owners. I told her that the real = fi! x is a new block, but<BR>since she is selling, she obviously is not = interested in that expense.<BR>> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks<BR>><BR>> Terry Neely<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech = list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR>><BR><BR><BR>________= _______________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A = href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promotions.ya= hoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved Yahoo! Mail</A> - 100MB free = storage!</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>