<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This sounds like a solvent-thinned = epoxy or polyester resin commonly used to solidify rotten wood. I suppose it = might have beneficial effects on a loose tuning pin. I would hate to be the person = having to tune the piano after application of this stuff though. One = nice thing about CA glue is that is has very low shear strength it will fill = the gap around a loose tuning pin, get pretty darn hard, and yet let the tuning = pin turn with enough applied torque.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CA may not be the only way, but it is = certainly a good way, and perhaps among the best band-aid approaches.</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=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</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> Wednesday, May 05, 2004 = 12:50 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> CA the only way?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=245314704-05052004><FONT face=Arial>Has anyone = experimented with products like this ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A = href="http://www.minwax.com/products/woodmaint/hardener.cfm">http://www= .minwax.com/products/woodmaint/hardener.cfm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=245314704-05052004>... instead of CA for weak pinblocks?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=245314704-05052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A = href="http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: = 6.0.668 / Virus Database: 430 - Release Date: 4/24/2004<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>