Proper Approach? - CA pinblock repairs

[Don]

Hi,

I have found pianos that have been treated with the old pin block restorers
react even *better* to CA treatments, so better that the pins can shear off
from the higher torque. Perhaps a one two punch?


At 04:12 AM 3/22/99 EST, you wrote:
>I am firmly convinced that CA treatment of  pinblocks improves torque, in
most
>instances, by a lot! ( Except on pianos  treated with Garfield's Pintite
>treatment.
>I would NEVER use Garfields pintite solution on a piano, or buy one that had
>been treated with it except as a complete rebuild.)
>
>I also have had success, but not anywhere near as dramatic, using glycerin
and
>alcohol treatment with some pin tapping. Many of the pianos I treated this
way
>fifteen years ago are still holding.
>
>
>
>My question is this:
>
>In your opinions ---- Has CA treatment for torque completely supplanted the
>glycerin/alcohol treatment, or is there a middle ground where glycerin might
>be used on the first go-around, and then 15 years later CA treatment when
>needed again? 
>
> I personally think that for very low torque values, CA is the only way to
go.
>I am just not sure whether or not to NEVER use the old treatment again.
>
>I would appreciate any opinions.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Bill Simon
>Phoenix
>  
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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