Pinblocks, CA & Dope - an update

[gordon stelter]

Yes. I think that CA truly "reconstitutes" mushy
pinblock wood, making it FAR more recptive to tapping
them in! I always CA BEFORE trying tapping, these
days.
     Thump

--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> FYI:
> 
> I CA-treated the pinblock of an old upright six
> months ago. Dozens of pins were so loose that they
> immediately spun back on their own after raising the
> pitch. I tipped the piano back and applied two
> bottles of thin CA (after spending 20 minutes trying
> to talk the lady into dumping the piano). It was
> quite apparent that the pins had been doped some
> years ago - plate was all stained at the tuning pins
> and the feel of the few pins that had any torque was
> very spongy. The CA treatment seems to work well a
> couple days later when I pitch-raised and tuned the
> piano.
> 
> I went back there last night to tune. Three pins had
> let go. I gave them a tap or two and they then had a
> very solid feel. All the other tuning pins had good
> to great torque and very good feel.
> 
> This piano had a full plate with no tuning pin
> bushings.
> 
> Bottom line: CA worked great on this previously
> doped block. Your results may vary.
> 
> Terry Farrell


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