---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 1/7/01 1:29:28 AM Central Standard Time, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no (Richard Brekne) writes: > What is your prefered method of temp fixing loose capstans on a > quality instrument that you know for certain you are going to fix > Why do *I* have to be the one to suggest the obvious trick, the one you would use in an emergency but also which will cause no future problem? Water thin CA glue. A few drops applied to the base of each capstan. When there is a void, it will soak right in. If there is no void or it has filled, the glue will pool around the base of the capstan screw. This is to be done carefully and in a very conservative manner. The action must be clean and this trick is meant to solve the unusual problem of loose capstans only. After the CA glue application has cured, the screw will initially be stuck but once the bond is broken, the kind of drag and resistance needed for tuning pins treated the same way will be evident in the capstan screw. Repeated applications are also possible. If the CA glue is applied sparingly, it will not in any way interfere with future work to restore the capstan screw holes to like new condition. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/11/e8/16/b0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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