doping pinblock/piano upside down

[Larry J. Messerly]

I no longer use CA tips for this job.  I have a friend who is a diabetic
who gives me his used, cleaned, needles.  I simply open the top of the CA
bottle and fill the syringe. Its fine point will eliminate most of the
difficulty getting to the base of the pin.  As long as I do the whole
piano at once, don;t stop! the syringe does not plug.

Larry Messerly RPT
Prescott/Pheonix

On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:38:18 -0600 "John M. Formsma"
<jformsma@dixie-net.com> writes:
> Bill B,
> 
> Thanks for the help. I think the pins have been doped before, so CA 
> may be
> the best bet.
> 
> The only problem about doing this from the top is that the pins are 
> driven
> in very close to the plate, making it impossible to avoid getting CA 
> on the
> coils. What would CA on the coils do? I think I want to avoid it.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> John Formsma
> Blue Mountain, MS
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On 
> Behalf
> Of Billbrpt@AOL.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:21 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: doping pinblock/piano upside down
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/9/00 5:14:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> jformsma@dixie-net.com writes:
> 
> << Is my thinking correct about turning the piano upside down? What 
> are your
>  thoughts? Any experiences--good or bad?
> 
>  Carl Meyer posted his success with epoxy. Is that preferable to CA, 
> or will
>  both get the job done well? >>
> 
> Yes, this is a good idea but I would suggest doing it from both the 
> bottom
> and top.  Epoxy will work well too, it just has to be thinned enough 
> with
> acetone so that it is watery and will soak into the deteriorated 
> wood.  It
> should cost less than the same quantity of CA and the fumes will be 
> far less
> harsh.  If the pinblock has been previously "doped" with another 
> kind of
> solution, use CA.  It will blend with just about anything while the 
> Epoxy
> will work best on mealy, dry and fragmenting wood.  Using two 
> applications
> is
> also your best bet.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin
>