<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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></BODY></HTML>