<html> YES 08:07 AM 7/27/02 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Has anyone  replaced a CAed block yet? To my recollection It has been about 6 years since my first CA block. and all to my knowledge are holding fine. imatunr@srvinet.com <a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com/" eudora="autourl">www.mothergoosetools.com</a> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Coleman, Sr." <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 12:27 AM Subject: CA gluing Grand pinblocks > Hi to all: > > As one who has successfully used CA glue on individual pins in > Grands with great success, I began to imagine the future problem > which will arise when one tries to remove the plate later if the > entire pinblock is so treated. > > It occurred to me that a simple solution would be to remove the > action, turn the piano up on its Bass side and treat the bottom of > the pinblock with CA glue. This avoids the problem of the plate > sticking to the pinblock, but it solves the problem of getting the > CA glue directly to the tuning pins. If this helps anyone, you may > send the check directly to my email address. Actually cash is > preferred. > > Jim Coleman, Sr.</blockquote> </html>