<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have seen instances, where something has been added that causes the wood to get worse.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I was told that it was the glycol product. So I never recommend the application of a glycol product, thinking, better safe than sorry.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=nicho@zianet.com href="mailto:nicho@zianet.com">Nichols</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> Sunday, August 14, 2005 1:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: loose tuning pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>David,<BR>   What is your climate like? CA (superglue) works well in wet climates, Garfields (glycol) works well in dry climates. Epoxy is an option when there are major cracks in the block. All are cheaper than block replacement or oversize pins.<BR><BR>Good Luck,<BR>Guy Nichols, RPT<BR>Ft. Stinkin' Desert, NM<BR><BR><BR>At 10:43 AM 8/14/2005 -0400, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>I am still new at tuning and repairing pianos.  I have Fischer upright that was given to me.  I am attempting to get it  back into some sort of playable condition and gain experience at the same time.  All the tuning pins are loose and will not hold a tune.  What is the best way to solve this problem short of replacing the pin block?</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Thanks </FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>David</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>