CA Glue / Pin tightner

[Farrell]

No, no, I meant if the block were replaced.

I suppose you might be able to buy a hand-grown block from some old guy named Helmut down on Long Island for about $870 - I suppose then you would be genuine - but yes, you would need that dang glue!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: CA Glue / Pin tightner


> Suuuuuuure it would ...
> 
> I'd insist on using only genuine Steinway CA glue. $87.95 per ounce. Plus
> shipping.
> 
> 
> > Yeah, but then it wouldn't be a 100% John Lennon's Steinway!
> >
> > Besides, its a 1098.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 2:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: CA Glue / Pin tightner
> >
> >
> > > Okay, okay ... but what about the CA sedative in uprights where block
> > > replacement is not an option (except maybe in John Lennon's Steinway).
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 11:33 AM
> > > Subject: Re: CA Glue / Pin tightner
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >Pierre,
> > > > >It has been my experience that the CA glue will make the piano
> tunable.
> > > > >But consider it the last rites for that piano unless you plan on
> > > > >restringing and installing a new block in the future.
> > > > >So far I have only used CA on terminal patients.
> > > >
> > > > Me too. I don't consider it a repair, as such, but more like a
> sedative to
> > > > keep the patient somewhat more comfortable until the operation, or
> it's
> > > > final death.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Not on pianos of great value.
> > > > >Joe Goss
> > > >
> > > > Unless you're minimally keeping them in service until the rebuild with
> > > > block replacement comes around on the wheel.
> > > >
> > > > Ron N
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>