Hi Hans, My experience is that with pin dope the pins become even *tighter*, in fact to the point that on one piano they sheared off. --- Hans E Sander <hesand01@louisville.edu> wrote: > I wouldn't even try anymore, because I found out. CA > doesn't work with a > doped block. It doesn't stick with the Glyzerine. It > is the same > principle, coating a loose flange srew with Teflon > after having coated > the whole with CA and not let the CA stick to the > screw. > Hans Sander, RPT > > >>> pianotuna@yahoo.com 05/28/02 11:51AM >>> > Hi, > > Since the block is "ruined" I would suggest trying > CA > glue before the oversize pins are installed. If it > works much will be gained, and if it doesn't not > much > has been lost. > > >I completely agree with Patrick, on this one. Once > the >block has been doped, > >it's toast, IMO. Looks like a new block is in > order. > >Have fun with the > >"Select Hardwood" and Phillips Screws. <G> > >Regards, > >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > > ===== > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. > > Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts > (1990-2000) > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca > http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ===== Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts (1990-2000) mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
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