<DIV>CA glue can be effective, but it is also VERY temporary.  You may be haunted by this several years down the road.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Yes, CA can be effective on pianos with tuning pin bushings. No bushings seems better, but I've had reasonable luck when bushings were present. Whether she is selling the piano or not is not your concern, IMHO. I generally tell piano owners that are considering CA on the pinblock that it is usually about 80% effective - sometimes, for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to do much at all - but usually provides a workable low-cost solution where low cost is a high priority. However, be aware of the tendency for someone to sell a piano and tell the potential purchaser (after a CA pinblock job - or maybe some new damper felt), "oh yes, and a wonderful piano technician, Terry Neely, completely restored all those little things in there - the piano is almost like new"! FWIW - You shouldn't have to, but I would consider walking away from a job like this - knowing that the piano will be sold. Assuming she is not replacing the piano, it would be a one-appointment client anyway. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "tlneely" <TLNEELY@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:10 AM Subject: help on upcoming service call > Hello everyone. > I am facing something I have not done before and need some advice. A new client just moved to the area, and her previous tech told her that her 5' grand needed CA treatment for loose pins before it would hold a tuning. My question is this: Is the CA treatment effective in pianos with tuning pin bushings? Or is one just glueing the pin to the bushing, or does it matter? > She is planning to sell the piano after tuning, and I know that myself or one of our other local guild members will probably be called to tune for the new owners. I told her that the real fix is a new block, but since she is selling, she obviously is not interested in that expense. > Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks > > Terry Neely > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE> <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved Yahoo! Mail</a> - 100MB free storage!