<DIV>With these types of repairs I believe it is most ethical to write a brief description of the repair on a lable and stick it to the plate near the repair. Something like " 8/11/04 applied thin C.A. glue to tuning pins to improve loose tuning pins." </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That way a potential buyer, if they look inside will see the lable and will not be mislead. Michael Spalding <spalding48@earthlink.net> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Terry, I believe CA treatment is much more effective when applied during the dry season. This applies to both bushed and bushless plates, although bushed pianos are more sensitive. I've had a summer treatment let go the following winter, but I've never had problems with a winter treatment. You want as much air around the pin as possible when you apply the CA. As others have pointed out, the owner/seller may be tempted to exaggerate what you've done to the piano. I give an itemized receipt, and suggest the owner/seller show it to prospective buyers, and encourage them to have the buyer call me with questions. Of course, she may still shove the receipt in a drawer and lie, but you're covered if a complaint comes back to you. Nothing you can do about stories that go around behind your back, so let your personal susceptibility to paranoia guide you in whether to take the job. Mike > [Original Message] > From: tlneely <TLNEELY@MINDSPRING.COM> > To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > Date: 8/11/2004 7:10:28 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> Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/10/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved Yahoo! Mail</a> - Send 10MB messages!