Hey, I just got done watching an old Seinfeld with a Ted Gac in it...any relation?... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: ben at benspianotuning.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/24/2009 1:13:30 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] CA glue vs. PinTite or Garfield's? >Basically the instructions were these: Remove the action and place towels on the >keybed. Using a fine tip, pour the red label (the water thin viscosity) CA glue in at >the base until the pinblock won't accept any more. In other words, use a lot! He sells >larger bottles designed for this purpose, I forget how many ounces they are. You >use pretty much use all of the bottle on one pinblock. Oh yes--NEVER use >accelerator when treating pinblocks because it will immediately harden and clog the >capillaries of the wood keeping it from accepting any more glue. And then, tune... >-Ben >Ben Gac, RPT >Ben's Piano Tuning >(708) 660-9331 - office >(630) 291-5654 - mobile >Ben at BensPianoTuning.com >www.BensPianoTuning.com >------Original Message------ >From: Euphonious Thumpe >To: ben at benspianotuning.com >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] CA glue vs. PinTite or Garfield's? >Sent: Mar 24, 2009 12:14 PM >All I know is that some of these contain(ed?) glycerine, which attracts moisture from >the air, but also encourages decay, I believe. If that is the case any longer, I do >not know. >Please describe Dryburg's suggestions. I am curious to know whether his techniques >differ from mine. >Peace, >Euphonious Thumpe > >Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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