<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Be sure and remove the wire first.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>I know everyone would, but this = reminder is for just in case. :-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>A large soldering iron would = work too.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=oleg-i@noos.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@noos.fr">Isaac sur = Noos</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> Sunday, January 18, 2004 = 1:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: CA glue for = pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=455314817-18012004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>Heat with a gas torch (not up to red color of course !)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=455314817-18012004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=455314817-18012004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>Isaac</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Farrell<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> dimanche 18 janvier 2004 13:57<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: CA = glue for pins<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Same question with a = different twist. I service a Yamaha C3 that was recently restrung (not by me). = The stringer used tuning pins in the bass that were obviously bigger = than optimal. The bass tuning pins are easily in excess of 300 = inch-pounds torque - I will not be surprised when I twist a pin in half. And when they = do turn, they jump, and the pitch will change anywhere from 20 to 40 cents. = Getting the pitch anywhere near target is a crap-shoot. Any ideas beyond = removing pin, reaming, and reinstalling?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- = </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Kurt Eichenbach" = <</FONT><A href="mailto:keichenbach@austin.rr.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>keichenbach@austin.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:43 = AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: CA glue for = pins</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> I read in the archives about using CA glue to tighten = up loose tuning <BR>> pins.  I bet that works better than tapping the = pins in deeper into the <BR>> pinblock in most cases.  I was = wondering, however, if I wanted (for who <BR>> knows what reason) to loosen = the pins what solution would I inject?<BR>> <BR>> Kurt = Eichenbach<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> = pianotech list info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>