a success!

[Alan]

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A 12th flat would be -1600 cents. Now THAT's flat!

I have "saved" a couple of pinblocks that bad with CA -- like a miracle,
really. Even if they only get a couple years out of it, that's a help to =
a
lot of families with limited $.

Three things:=20

Pins 'tapped in' should never get too close to the plate. If they sit on =
the
plate you will not be able to get it up to pitch and/or the string will
break.

If tapping pins (or replacing with a larger size or shimming) seems to =
open
bigger cracks, STOP. That block is shot. CA and maybe an installed
Dampp-chaser is your ONLY hope ... And kind of a Hail Mary at that.

ALWAYS put down a tarp and newspapers when you pour in the goo like =
that,
especially if it is running between pin holes because it will also run =
onto
somebody's carpet! DAMHIK

Glad it worked. Don't be discouraged by critical commentary here. But DO =
be
ENCOURAGED to further study for future successes!

Alan R. Barnard

Salem, MO

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From: "Maggie Jusiel" <mags@magsmusic.net>

To: <pianotech@ptg.org>

Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:35 PM

Subject: a success!

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> Just wanted to share a success story with those who gave me so many

> directions on using CA glue...

>

> It was a very old (tall) upright. The first thing I noticed was that

> there wasn't anything covering the pinblock (no metal plate, etc.),=20

> and I could see the cracks. The second thing I noticed was that all=20

> the strings were approximately a 12th flat or lower. I tried to pull=20

> a few up...no good...went right back down. Because of my previous=20

> experience with CA glue, I thought it might not be enough, so I=20

> hammered the pins in further. (One hit pushed them to the coils!)=20

> This also opened up the cracks in the block a little more, but not too =


> much. After that, all but a few would just barely hold a pitch if I=20

> took the hammer off the pin very carefully. There were lots of people=20

> there willing to help move the piano, so it was no trouble getting the =


> glue in. It was very interesting because as I put glue in one=20

> location, we could watch it travel through the cracks to other pins,=20

> filling up the gaps as it went. While the glue was drying, I took my=20

> time doing some other repairs, and they fed me. :D When the glue was =
"dry

enough", I went ahead and brought it up to pitch. It held quite

> nicely. I was happily surprised! :D I've used CA glue before on

> other pianos, but none of them were this bad. I don't know if I

> needed to force the pins in further, but I think it helped, and it=20

> allowed more glue in. Hope that was the right thing?!?!?

>

>

> Maggie Jusiel

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