<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> I have a customer with a John Brinsmead & Son 5'6"? grand, circa 1910 or so. The piano is not great but has been maintained reasonably. The customer is not a player but likes the way it looks in her house and would like it to be able to hold a tune. She, of course, wants to do this as cheaply as possible. The pinblock is shot and evidently has been so for over 20 years. Someone treated it with "Pin Tite" over 20 years ago. I've searched through the archives and have found a bit of encouraging posts about CA being somewhat effective on "Pin Tite" treated pinblocks.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> However, the problem I see is that the pins have been driven in so the coil sits right on the plate. There are also those felt bushings between the coil and the plate but they are quite crusty and with a little bit of work they can be removed. The pinblock is quite thick so the tuning pin holes do not go all of the way through so it can't be treated from below. There appears to be a tiny bit of "daylight" between the coil and the plate at the front of the pin and it seems possible that I could get a smallish syringe needle in the gap to treat with CA. <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> My question is, has anyone ever had a similar situation where they had such a tight access to treat the pinblock? If so, how successful were you and what potential pitfalls are there?<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>Byron Quam</DIV></BODY></HTML>