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 >> === >> >> The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh. >> _________________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >>
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