Hi Allan, In 1995 I was asked to tune a Kawai Grand piano that was from 1962--it had been left under a tarp outside for the first year of it's life. The organization that owned it was deeply in debt. So "major repairs" were just not going to happen. I decided to try Pin Dope and wrote to the listserv asking for recommendations. 27 souls replied with sundry and various suggestions (Mostly Garfields) but 2 folks wrote me privately saying they had had good luck with CA glue. In my climate Pin Dope tends to turn the pin block into a soggy sponge after some time so I decided to try it. I followed the piano for some time and did before and after torque readings--and posted to the main list about using CA glue. I don't remember who recommend it to me--but as far as pianotech goes I think I was the first to post about it. At 02:39 PM 7/13/2007 -0500, you wrote: >Legend has it that the whole CA for pinblocks thing started with some customer who, tiring of constantly having to pay for tunings, decided to glue the pins in place so the tuning would be permanent. > >Is this a hit or a myth? > >Alan Barnard >Salem, MO Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
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