<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Subject: RE: CA Glue for pin blocks<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Johnathan,   Not you're not repeating yourself... I've never used CA glue on tuning pinns and wouldn't recoomend doing so.. I know a technician who has with disasterous results. I use "Pin Tite" myself to chemically treat pinblocks, and I must say it does wonders. It's about $25-30 a bottle of 8oz and lasts for a few pianos. I have crossed a Wurlitzer recently the owner told me that a technician used CA on it a bit while ago, after trying to set the temperament I fully refused to tune the piano, pins were jumping and every blow i gave a key, pin slipped...     Alicia  Alica,<o:p></o:p>             First let me make it clear that I consider CA treatment for loose tuning pins a tool to be used only when pinblock replacement is not an option.<o:p></o:p> Case in point a few years ago in my practice was a  5’ grand of no great distinction in a cash strapped school.Even If they had the money it will NEVER be rebuilt <o:p></o:p>             and this piano was untunable .<o:p></o:p> CA treatment has put this piano back in service with one hour’s labor and $12.00 in material.<o:p></o:p>             If you are a Guild member you must remember a treatise on CA treatment that made the cover of the Piano Technicians Journal.<o:p></o:p>             You posted your opinion to a list of 400 piano technicians many of which have used this technique when appropriate with great success.<o:p></o:p>             You know a tech----An owner told you----- This blanket condemnation to Johnathon based on essentially anecdotal evidence is not productive in my opinion.<o:p></o:p>             This Wurlie could have had some earlier contamination ,the tech may have used the wrong viscosity or poor technique or maybe did everything right and the block was too far gone.<o:p></o:p>             Alica, your opinion is welcome but in this case but I respectfully submit you are off base on this one.<o:p></o:p>             Again, I’m not splashing the stuff on every piano,but I suggest a check of the  archives will reveal an overwhelming  list of positive reports .<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>             <o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p>             Respectfully,<o:p></o:p>             Tom Driscoll RPT<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p>             P.S.  Your last name is considered appropriate list etiquette<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1478 - Release Date: 6/2/2008 7:12 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1478 - Release Date: 6/2/2008 7:12 AM