<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree with Joe. CA, but after = treatment, if you find there are a couple that are still loose, the hit 'em with a = sandpaper shim.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe = And Penny Goss</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> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 6:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: CA in a = hurry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Barbara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is NO reason to remove the pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you are doing only a few, take off = the fall board and slip some news print across the top of the action to keep = any glue from seeping through onto the action. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Use a hypo needle and apply the glue = at the base of the pin and let the glue well up untill just before it is going to = run. Treat other pins and return to the first and apply a second dose. Wait = 15 seconds and Tune <G> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If pins are still a little loose, = treat a third time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One other thing , for the neatest = job, cover the pins not being treated with an old rag so that when the applicator is = turned down to apply the glue, any spillage will not fall onto the pin area.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The glue will wick into the wood, and = unless you know what to look for. the repair can not be seen. Futher repair can = be made including block replacement at a future date. I have pianos that are = 10 years past their repair and holding.</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=piano57@flash.net = href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara Richmond</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> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 9:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> CA in a hurry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Howdy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Foote, I believe you wrote about = taking pins out and then CAing a pinblock to get the block to increase = swelling (if I understand that correctly).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm in a tight spot here at the = Big, Dead Hall.  The B in residence (which has been on the don't use list = because it is in that kind of shape) is going to be used on Saturday.  = Gee, if only I had known *last* week.  The pins are generally loose, = with a few "let go of your tuning hammer at watch it fly" types.  Yes, = it's a Steinway. Yes, it's in miserable shape and I have no qualms about = doing whatever I need to do to get it hold the tune better than it does now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, I was wondering if I removed = those few spinning pins and carefully applied the CA, would I get more holding = power?  I am prepared to used my trusty sandpaper shims (I = usually prefer those to larger pins).   How long should I wait = before re-inserting the pins?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks gobs.  Man, what a wild = week.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>