<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Alan, Inadvertant dripping of CA glue on the = coils will cause the becket problem you discribe, as well as the breaking of = strings if the glue runs to the termination top point. Dead bass strings will be the = result if the glue is allowed to run into the winding.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the CA pools up and does not wick into the = bushing area, it is wise to mop up the excess with an old cloth rag ot paper = towel. EVEN IF YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE PIANO ON ITS BACK. oOPS HIT THE SHIFT = <g> The moisture in the paper or rag will start to set the glue. Usually  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Toilet paper or tissue is not good as it will = set up the glue and stick to the pin tearing off as you remove the = paper.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I find it best to always lower the pitch a tad = to break the glue bond in the pin hole or any where else the runny stuff may have = gotten. This eliminates the sudden over pull of the pitch by an octave when the = pin breaks loose. <G> exazeratin'</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 23, = 2005 10:33 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> CA Observation: Food = for Thought</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>I tilted and thoroughly soaked an 1890 piano a while back. = When I started tuning, the bass strings--which sounded amazingly = okay--nevertheless started breaking: POW!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So we agreed to replace the wound strings. In removing the old = strings, I had to remove the pins because the wire was fused (rusted?) in the = becket holes on many of them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyway, there were crusty clumps of CA (or something) on the old = pins that I couldn't even chip off without major effort. If this happens = routinely, then the pins are turning with the equivalent of heavy-grit sandpaper = scraping the wood!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Seems like an argument for following Susan's advice and going on = the light side. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This could use further study, methinks, or at least reporting = here on incidental observations. I won't stop dousing pianos because I've seen = some amazing results in saving otherwise dead blocks, but we may be fooling = ourselves, a little, on the long term results.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>