<html> <body> Cy, If I was going to the trouble of repinning with oversize pins, I'd use new wire. JMHO. Avery At 07:39 PM 11/17/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">One point about oversize pins vs. CA is that some old strings have such corrosion that the string may very well break when taking the tension down, removing the coil, and putting it back on the new, larger pin.   I was improving the sound of bass strings on a 1923 Ellington grand by removing them from the hitch pin and rolling a loop.  It worked great for the first 8, but just loosening the tension and taking it back up again caused the 9th string to break at the becket, so I bailed out right there.   With CA, that's not a worry (but if the coils are really close to the plate, CA'ing the string to the pin is a possibility -- even with a syringe needle!).  Plus, CA will fill any pinblock cracks, while an oversized pin may just enlarge them.   --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV</blockquote></body> </html>