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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Nonsense (respectfully to others who may have
different, albeit, wacked-out<BR>> views <G>), since this piano has a
pinblock that will not hold, the<BR>> pinblock is not part of a "good piano"
at this point.<BR>> <BR>> Remove or carefully cover the action (cover the
keybed, anyway, if action<BR>> is removed) and carefully pour it in. Have
materials ready to sop up any<BR>> drips. Use a hypo-oiler or some other
means to carefully control flow and<BR>> placement. HAVE ACETONE WITHIN EASY
REACH. Open windows and/or set up a<BR>> small fan to blow the stuff away
from your face. Warn the customer, but<BR>> explain that when dry it has no
odor. Usually better to go over all the<BR>> pins several times in smaller
applications than to create Lake Erie around<BR>> each one. PUT DOWN A TARP
or something to cover flooring and carpets. It<BR>> HAS been known to wander
and drip and will ruin a carpet DAMHIK.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000 size=3>She eluded to her
Baldwin being a grand. If that is so, remove action and put newspapers or other
protection on the keybed. Don't worry about the floor if you protect the keybed.
I suspect Alan was thinking the piano was a vertical.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Terry
Farrell<BR></FONT><BR>> You can tune it shortly after treatment if the pins
weren't too, too bad,<BR>> but they will be much tighter the second or third
day so I'd make a second<BR>> trip if it isn't a six-hour drive.<BR>>
<BR>> If you do wait a day or two be prepared for what otherwise can be
a<BR>> frightning phenomenon: Tap your hammer to move each pin slightly
DOWN<BR>> before you tune it. There will be a fairly loud<BR>>
sounds-like-a-string-breaking crack! as the CA breaks loose from the
pin.<BR>> Then you can tune normally.<BR>> <BR>> You WILL be amazed at
the results. And for all practical purposes I'm not<BR>> sure the term
"temporary fix" is appropriate. We don't really know how long<BR>> this
treatment will last because it's only been used for a few years, but I<BR>>
don't see any weaking yet in my pianos and haven't heard of any CA
treated<BR>> blocks going south from others, yet
either.<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>