<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Larger pins (lo-torque or otherwise) have to put = more splitting pressure on the pinblock, possibly causing further = damage.  Using same-size replacement pins and pre-treating the holes with CA might fill = in some existing cracks and make the block stronger.  Would you swab the = holes first and let it dry before driving in (or dropping in!) the pins, or do = it in one go?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Just guessing, here...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <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=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 01, 2005 = 5:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: re-stringing and = CA</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello John and List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The old pins are grotty, rusted and = deformed and would not be worth preserving and re-bluing. Apart from which the old = pins will have their scoring (the end part of the pin which is in the = plank) filled with old wood particles and rust. The new pins will be chromed and = indeed .. new. The object is to find out what your collective reaction = is to CA-ing in new pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>