Lesson learned.....

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I have done the CA treatment with the upright standing.  There is 
much more risk of it running down where you don't want it and it 
isn't easy to clean up if it does.  When I do it again I will tilt 
the piano.  The other issue is some of those holes needed more glue 
than they soaked up.  Three tunings and a dry winter later the pianer 
is too loose to tune in a few places.  Hopefully it will accept more 
CA when laid on its back.  I would drive the pins if there was enough 
room between the coils and the plate.

Andrew

At 01:47 PM 9/23/2005, you wrote:

>David wrote: It makes sense, but don't we have to turn the piano on it's
>back to do this
>
>As Susan described, you can apply a little glue at the base of the pin
>with the piano vertical and the capillary action will suck it right in.
>Using a hypo oiler works really well for this. I buy them from Schaff by
>the dozen. Have a q-tip handy in case any runs down. You don't want it
>running down the strings onto the dampers. I, too, have done this
>technique in a pinch. I prefer to sell the thorough job.
>
>Susan and Thump spoke of making no guarantees. I say, "Why not?" I find
>it very useful in selling the job. I give an eight year warranty. It
>helps me sell a $250 job that cost $7 in materials and 30 minutes of my
>time. As Susan says I can nurse just about any piano along for 8 years,
>and that was even before I had CA glue in my arsenal!! So far the worst
>warranty issue I had needed some more CA glue, but 95% of the time, no
>problems. If worse comes to worse, I am fully prepared to refund the
>money on a pro-rated basis.
>
>Speaking of problem child pins that need additional treatment, I pull
>the pin, squirt some glue in the hole and put the pin back in. No
>swabbing. This has always worked for me. I've also done this on uprights
>I am re-stringing. I just drop a couple of drops in each hole before I
>put the pin in. I try to hold the tip so the glue runs down the sides of
>the hole. The new pins feel great.
>
>Dean
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