CA Glue & Cracked Pin Block

Thos. D. Carpenter carpthos@televiso.com
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:35:46 -0700


Joe,  thanks for the CA glue procedure.....when first mention the "kicker"
(which I`m assuming is the accelerator) you say to "...use the kicker
again....".  At what point is it used earlier?       thanks,   Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: CA Glue & Cracked Pin Block


>David,
>It sounds like you have nothing to lose. Try the thinnest glue first. If it
>seems to wick endlessly into the pinblock use an eyedropper or pointed
>pencil to drop the activating fluid into the pin area that you are filling.
>Then use the medium to fill the gap. Try to keep the tip of the applicator
>from touching anything as it will clog up. When the area will no longer
>take glue use the kicker again and wait a minute for it to set. Then break
>the pin loose either with your tuning hammer or tap the pin ever so
>slightly in to break it loose. Reapply the thin glue if the torque is still
>low.
>Joe Goss
>
>> From: David Pritchard <musicbydavid@yahoo.com>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> Subject: CA Glue & Cracked Pin Block
>> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 1:01 PM
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I am a newer technician and just found out about this
>> list.
>>
>> I suspect a cracked pin block on a piano I'll be
>> repairing on Friday.  (About five pins in a line which
>> are extremely loose)  I was told by another technician
>> to use CA glue for the repair.  I ordered the CA Glue
>> kit, but the examples of uses doesn't specifically
>> refer to repairing a cracked pin block.
>>
>> I would appreciate a walk through of the repair
>> process (including which glue and tip to use) by
>> someone who has performed this repair in the past.
>> The piano is an old Winter & Company Musette
>> (Spinett).
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> David Pritchard
>> Lyman, NE
>> ===
>>
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