<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Michiel,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just sent Calin some CA. As he lives = in Romania, he may be able to give you an idea of what it is refered to over there. = CA glue is clear as water in color but dyes that have no water can be = mixed. As I only use it on tuning pins, bridge pins, birds eyes and stripped screw = holes I have not found a need to mix any color agent with the glue = yet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes the shelf life is short, But, there = one can use up the glue on other projects and save the very freshest for tuning pins = and bridge pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The CA that one can get in the tube is = not usable on tuning pins or bridge pins. That would equate to the thich = CA.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<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=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=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 26, 2004 = 12:47 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: loose tuning pins = / CA glue</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Liszt and Joe & = Penny</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This thread about tightening wrest = pins using CA glue is a very interesting one. The problem is I have absolutely no = idea what CA glue is. Maybe in UK we have an equivalent. So... Could someone = please describe this glue... What colour is it? ... what consistency? ... = what smell does it have?... Is it water-based and therefore thinned with water = before use?... how large are the containers it comes in? .... is it a resin = glue? ... is it something like PVA woodworking glue? (which stuff can be thinned = down with water in a bucket to "size" concrete before laying wood-block flooring..:-) Is it another name for that terrible glue called "Cyano-Acrylate" as used in the plastics industry and can glue your = fingers to your nose (or other parts of the anatomy). With the same initials this = is my guess. It is this very "thin" glue which comes in quite small = white plastic bottles with a dispensing nozzle and has a limited "shelf-life".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question:  If you had an old (1895) S&S model "B" 85 note grand with replaced tapered = legs and loose Bass tuning pins... would you be tempted to go the CA route?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just such a problem at the = moment but I rather think I prefer the replacement strings and pins option on = an S&S of that age.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from the black cold Sussex Downlands</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>