Pinblock Epoxy Help

[Marcel Carey]

Dear Avery,

I went the epoxy way this summer with and old upright that I had. I had to
do it over. It didn't hold properly for me. I had to redrill the pinblock
and glue plugs that I made out of pinblock material. Then I redrilled and it
held. As a matter of fact, I had better results with CA glue than with epoxy
so far.

Hope this helps,

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

At 11:36 97-10-26 -0600, you wrote:
>List,
>
>   I need some quick advice. I'm having to restring the bass on a piano
>that had some water damage on some of the bass strings and dampers: rust,
>etc. I want to reuse the old pins, if possible, so I thought I'd try the
>epoxy treatment to make sure they're tight enough to hold well.
>   The first three pins I've installed (#1, 2 & 3 strings) are so loose
>they won't even hold. Is this normal until the epoxy has cured? Am I
>doing something wrong?
>   I'm using a brand called Devcon High Strength 5 minute Epoxy. The
>epoxy is blue and clear and it's mixed until the blue color disappears.
>The ingredients listed are epoxy resin, 2, 4, 6-tri (dimethylaminomethyl)
>phenol and polymercaptan.
>   I'm going to stop for an hour or so and see if the pins tighten up.
>In the meantime, any quick responses would be greatly appreciated!!!
>
>Avery
>
>___________________________
>Avery Todd, RPT
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX 77204-4893
>713-743-3226
>atodd@uh.edu
>http://www.uh.edu/music/
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