Unfortunately, our Rockler will be closing it's doors at the end of this week. Closest one will be an hour away. (Cambridge MA or Salem NH) Debbie L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHARLES BECKER" <cbeckercpt at verizon.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] CA glue vs. PinTite or Garfield's? > Stewart/ Macdonald is good as is Rockler tools water thin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <A440A at aol.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] CA glue vs. PinTite or Garfield's? > > >> >> << CA glue with relatively good results. After sitting in on one of Ed >> Dryburg's seminars at a convention I've been using his method to treat >> pinblocks >> when necessary. I'm fairly pleased with the results--and I particularly >> like that >> the results are almost immediate. But in speaking with other techs, a lot >> of >> them use PinTite or Garfield's, and they SWEAR by it. >> >> >> Let them swear! And then let them tune their results. >> Other than CA, all of the pin tightening fluids I encountered left a >> greasy, vague, spongy feeling in the block. I was never comfortable that >> the >> string was actually anchored, since it was difficult to tell when the pin >> began >> to move. >> I have used CA a lot, and it is head and shoulders above anything else >> I >> have seen. I like the #10 water thin from Stewart-Macdonald guitar >> supply. >> Hope that helps. >> >> >> >> Ed Foote RPT >> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >> <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See >> yours >> in just 2 easy steps! >> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220085203x1201389322/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc% >> 3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)</HTML> >> >> > > > > >
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