Hi Wim, I assume you have to block the bottom of the hole for this to work. Not being "smart", just wanting to be sure what you mean! Avery At 08:58 AM 02/18/02 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 2/17/02 5:25:42 PM !!!First Boot!!!, drjazzca@yahoo.ca >writes: > > >>So if a few pin holes have cracks, >>over sizing will aggravate the problem. >> >>Is swabbing the hole with epoxy before driving pins >>considered acceptable for a client that does not want >>to spend for a new block. Have people had tight >>pins for a long time after doing this, or is it >>to be condemned, and plugs are definitely the way to >>go. > > >Dave > >Just swabbing the sides of the hole will not make the CA glue or epoxy >penetrate the cracks. I have done pin block repairs in the past. You want >to fill the hole about half way up with an epoxy, and drive the pin ion. >The epoxy then has to fine a way out, and the way is into the cracks, and >around the pin. For better results, drive in a 2/0 pin, and after the >epoxy has dried, remove the 2/0 and drive in a 3/0 pin. The torque will be >a little snappy, but the pin will hold. I have done this kind of repair on >a whole pin block with good results. It is a good fix on a piano that >needs a new pin block, but where the customer doesn't want to pay for one. > >Wim
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