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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> "Alan Barnard" wrote:<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Someone wrote "But, let's face it, doping an
entire pinblock is a bandaid<BR>> fix."<BR>> <BR>> We keep seeing
comments like that and it's a shame. I therefore respond,<BR>> respectfully
but forcefully, HORSEPOOP!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Well, it IS a bandaid fix. It is NOT a
"proper" fix. But bandaids CAN work very well. In fact, in this
application, the CA bandaid can provide what appears to be a 100% recovery.
CAing tuning pins CAN (doesn't always) have fabulous results. I do it and
usually have great results. But the proper fix is a new pinblock.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>If CAing was a "proper" fix, and was as good
as a new pinblock, then reputable rebuilders might just apply a bunch of CA to
an old pinblock instead of replacing the block.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>IMHO, there are good bandaids and poor
bandaids. CA on loose tuning pins is a great bandaid to try in most
situations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Terry
Farrell<BR></FONT><BR>> I have now seen many pianos saved from the scrap heap
and given years and<BR>> years of new life thanks to CA -- sometimes applied
in buckets.<BR>> <BR>> If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. Please
don't make assumptions.<BR>> Please don't stand on tradition, your high horse
(see "poop" above), or<BR>> anybody's conventional wisdom.<BR>> <BR>>
Doing a restoration or rebuild? Have a customer with a decent grand and<BR>>
money to spend? Then by all means cut a new block.<BR>> <BR>> Working on
an old upright? An old spinet? An old console? Grandma's old<BR>> Monarch
baby grand? Customer with a limited budget? Then pour in the bloody<BR>>
juice, stand back, be amazed, become a believer.<BR>> <BR>> Alan
Barnard<BR>> Salem, Missouri<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>