I'll miss that Rockler store in Danvers. They sold soygel stripper as well. Guess I'll have to order online. ----- Original Message ----- From: <pianolady50 at peoplepc.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] CA glue vs. PinTite or Garfield's? > 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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