<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't take the pins out, just hold it = in tune and apply ca.  Hold for just a few seconds and re do if = necessary.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</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=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</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> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 11:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> CA in a hurry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent this earlier, but it seems to = have disappeared.  Sorry if it shows up again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:35 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> CA in a hurry</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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?  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> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>