Did you treat this one from topside, or underside of block? Gordon --- Richard Snelson <rsnelson0984@mchsi.com> wrote: > Alan, > Treated several loose pins in a grand in the middle > of last summer. They > tightened up very nicely. Winter came and it was > very dry in my shop. One > pin came loose so fast it pushed the string off the > bridge and off the hitch > pin. > Doing the CA treatment in the winter while it is dry > might be the best bet > for "very, very loose" pins. I've used CA for four > years on many loose pins, > and have had good luck. Most pins were marginal and > not as above. Headed > past St. James tomorrow for Branson, "Alison Krauss" > show and bass fishing > on Table Rock. We will stop at the "Snelson > Historical Cabin" on Route 8 > Steelville on the way back. Built by my Great Great > Grandfather in 1834. > Rich > > Richard Snelson > rsnelson0984@mchsi.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 9:58 PM > Subject: CA & Motivation was A nice thank you from a > customer > > > > It does help, doesn't it! > > > > I have some wonderful clients who live way out in > the country, 6 kids, > > homeschool, really nice people. Anyway, they are > Christian marriage, > > sex, and life counselors and have published a > really fine book (I'll > > post the website address here in case anyone wants > to peek at the book > > and pictures of these folks > http://www.christian-living.com/). > > > > When they were first married, they found an Otto > Grau miniature piano > > (serial 160659, age ???, about 4'6" tall, notes > from C2 to C7). It has > > sentimental value to them but the pinblock was > shot, shot, shot. I had > > been shimmining individual pins, a few of the > worst ones remaining on > > each tuning, but the other day I laid the piano > down and poured about 6 > > oz of CA into that puppy. There are communicating > cracks between pins > > because I could "dope" about a dozen at a > time--pour it in one hole and > > watch it fill up all the surrounding ones. > > > > I didn't have the greatest hope. Anyway, let it > dry overnight and now > > measure about 60 in. lbs. in those pins! In tuning > it, I was VERY > > careful to tune down slightly before pulling up to > pitch--you have to > > break any glue-slop off those coils or the stings > will go, DAMHIK. Some > > of those pins (including, natch, the ones I'd > shimmed) were so tight I > > could barely move them. > > > > Because of this and several other experiences, I > have become a BIG > > believer in the CA treatment. I don't enjoy doing > it, however, what with > > the vapors and the fact that I can't seem to > complete any job without > > gluing some part of my anatomy to a tool or the > piano! Ha. > > > > Anyway, when I finished the job, they paid me a > $25 bonus over my bill > > and gave me a copy of their book with this > inscription: "Thanks for > > sharing your gift with us and helping us restore a > piece of our history > > though our little piano. We appreciate you! May > God continue to richly > > bless you ... " etc. > > > > Nice. One of these goes a long way to make life > seem worthwhile, does it > > not? > > > > Alan R. Barnard > > Salem, MO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hechler Family > [mailto:dahechler@charter.net] > > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 10:38 PM > > To: pianotech > > Subject: A nice thank you from a customer > > > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [DISCUSS] Thank You > > Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 16:39:13 -0500 > > From: Bill Bronson <gusukube@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> > > Reply-To: discuss@sluug.org > > To: <discuss@sluug.org> > > > > > > > > Hi Duane, > > I had a concert pianist stop by to visit, and > he greatly > > complimented the tuning job you did on my Cable > piano. That instrument > > has never sounded better, and continues to draw > compliments from people > > who are better equipped than me to make that > judgment. Thanks again for > > your fine work. > > > > Bill Bronson > > > > -- > > Duaine Hechler > > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ > > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > > Reed Organ Society Member > > St. Louis, MO 63034 > > (314) 838-5587 > > dahechler@charter.net > > > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release > Date: 5/26/2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release > Date: 5/26/2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release > Date: 6/4/2004 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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