So...when we come across a piano with loose pins throughout and need to use a inexpensive repair we do what exactly? One drop per tuning pin? Two drops per tuning pin? Can't say as I'll ever need to do this repair...but, I sure as heck don't want any t-pins snapping off...yikes. The only time I've used CA is on a bass tuning pin that wouldn't hold any tension and then I removed and swabbed the hole. Thinking back I might as well of put in a larger pin...!!! In future I can just apply a couple of drops of CA to the pin bushing? David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: David Vanderhoofven <david@vanderpiano.com> To: <mags@magsmusic.net>, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:50:03 -0600 Subject: Re: good price for CA >Maggie, >I agree with William here. I would be cautious about using more than 2 oz >of CA on a piano, and probably never more than 4 oz of CA glue on one >piano. I had an unfortunate incident a few years ago... very old 4' >something no-name grand, heavily rusted, AND... previously treated with >some unknown pinblock treatment. I used 4 oz of CA glue, and since it was >out of town, wasn't able to get back for a few weeks. Fast forward a few >weeks, and during tuning I found the tuning pin torque excessively >high. The piano was almost untunable because the torque was so high. AND, >a tuning pin snapped off flush with the plate. Joy! >Also, please be very careful sniffing those fumes from the CA glue. If you >have to choose between your health and patching together a marginal piano >using CA glue as a bandaid, consider that you only get one set of lungs. >Sincerely, >David Vanderhoofven >Joplin, MO >At 08:08 PM 1/26/2005, you wrote: >> > Personally, I >> > choose >> > not to buy CA in anything other than 2oz bottles, even for pinblocks. >> > Rarely have I ever needed more than 2oz to do a whole block. >> >> >>Really?!?! I haven't done enough of them to know, but the one I am >>working on took a 2oz bottle in a VERY small section. That's why I >>ordered the 8oz bottle. Probably not the thing I will regularly run into, >>I guess...? >> >> > Best, >> > William R. Monroe >> > >> >> >>THANKS! >>-Maggie, WV >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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