What kind of torque wrench or whatever is good for measuring tuning pin torque? I got some pins in my piano that are somewhat loose -- when I put the hammer on the pin and just barely touch the tip with a featherlight touch with my finger, the sound changes. --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Hi Hazen. Another opinion on CA: Ditto for > everything Patrick says. I have used it with good > results a number of times. > > Terry Farrell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patrick C Poulson > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:45 PM > Subject: Re: loose-pins > > > Hazen: I have had good results with thin CA glue. > For an upright you will have to lay the piano back > on a tilter, then use about an entire bottle of > glue, dribbling it in around the base of the pins > until the glue stops going in - or you use up the > bottle! Let it sit over night, then tune away. I > have several clients with very elderly pianos for > which this treatment has given the owners a few more > years of life. Of course, it doesn't do anything > for the worn out action, cracked soundboard, and > alligator hide finish....... > Patrick Poulson, RPT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: HazenBannister@cs.com > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:28 PM > Subject: loose-pins > > > Hi list, > I have to go to a new customer friday,with an > old upright.He said he thinks it has some loose > pins.I have used the pin tightener from Schaff, also > have used over-sized pins, and have used sandpaper > bushing ,as well as driving the pins.I was looking > for > maybe a new,or better idea.I have read about CA > glue in the journal,and wondered what kinda results > some of you may have had with it loose tuning > pins.Also what > kind of time are you looking at before > tuning,after using this method. > > Thanks much, > Hazen Bannister > Western Carolinas Chapter > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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