Am I Boring You? was Pinblock CA after Dope?

[Alan Barnard]

When the bushing is tight, put a small drill bit in a dremmel and bore down
through the collar. Use that hole to put the CA in. Also, when desiring to
do a little spot CAing on an upright (I always tilt for full jobs), a
drilled hole, as described, can let you put a long applicator, e.g., hypo
oiler, into the actual block for more efficient and effective application
with less mess.

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: Marcel Carey <mcpiano@videotron.ca>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 02/05/2006 2:47:34 PM
> Subject: RE : Pinblock CA after Dope?
>
> Ah...
>
> I've found pianos with tuning pins thighter in the plate bushings than
> in the block. This is a situation that I saw on a Korean grand of about
> 15 years ago. How did I find this out, is when I had to replace a
> string, I wanted to replace the pins since it was loose. Well, the
> bushings came out with the pins, and, as soon as the bushings were out
> of the plate, I could feel the pins very loose in the block. This is why
> CA has not worked for me in SOME situations. Whenever there were no
> plate bushings, it worked all the time.
>
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
>
>