CA Glue & Cracked Pin Block

[Joe & Penny Goss]

David,
To stop the flow of glue, apply accelerator then glue. Then use the
accelerator again after applying new glue. Wait for it to cure and if the
pin still is not firm when you break it loose, reapply thin glue.
Joe Goss
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> From: Thos. D. Carpenter <carpthos@televiso.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: CA Glue & Cracked Pin Block
> Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 12:35 PM
> 
> 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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