CA Glue

[John Ross]

Don wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> The scene:
> 
> An old junk upgright--most certainly not worth any rebuilding--but a family
> piano.
> 
> Owner wanted it *fixed* at minimal cost. CA glue on the pins (torque before
> less than 20 in/lbs).
> 
> Being an avid reader here I decided to follow the trend to *more* glue
> rather than less. I used six ounces in total. One week later I went back to
> tune the instrument. I go down in pitch before I raise on older pianos just
> to free any corrosion. The pins felt *strange* to me--different than any
> others I had encountered. You can imagine my horror when at note c3 the
> tuning pin began to bend as I went down in pitch. Clearly the pin would
> shear off before it began to turn. Fortunately, I had been up front with
> the client and warned them that anything was possible, though I rather
> expected the pins to not tighten enough.
> 
> Yes folks CA works! But sometimes there is *too much* of a good thing.
> 
> Older and wiser in Regina!
> 
> Your friend, Don (six drops now) Rose
Don, 
I would try to break the joint with a pin punch and hammer. As long as
you don't have to travel too far it would be worth a try.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada