This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment One point about oversize pins vs. CA is that some old strings have such = corrosion that the string may very well break when taking the tension = down, removing the coil, and putting it back on the new, larger pin. I was improving the sound of bass strings on a 1923 Ellington grand by = removing them from the hitch pin and rolling a loop. It worked great = for the first 8, but just loosening the tension and taking it back up = again caused the 9th string to break at the becket, so I bailed out = right there. With CA, that's not a worry (but if the coils are really close to the = plate, CA'ing the string to the pin is a possibility -- even with a = syringe needle!). Plus, CA will fill any pinblock cracks, while an = oversized pin may just enlarge them. --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/06/b4/b9/ed/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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