<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Horse poop might not smell too good in a piano. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>ps. maybe it would work like CA but might get hard and crusty after it dries. </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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:45 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: CA Mythology</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV> <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> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>