Hi, There's some good info at the dryburg website: *Problem:* *Loose Tuning Pins* *Products:* Hot Stuff <http://www.dryburghadhesive.com/product/hot-stuff/> *Method:* In Grand pianos, remove piano action. In vertical pianos, lay piano on its back. Apply Pro-Tip applicator on Hot Stuff Red, put 5-10 drops of glue around the base of the tuning pin until the capillary action stops. Do this in groups of 15 pins. Go back a second time and add a few more drops proceeding onto a new group. When this step is completed, spray NCF around the base of each tuning pin. Wait 15 minutes and tune! To do entire piano you will need 2 two-ounce bottles. from HERE <http://www.dryburghadhesive.com/piano-repair.html> Guys I know don't like the NCF as it leaves a deposit that's unattractive.. Let it cure by itself overnight. Scott RSG Piano Service On 8/24/2010 11:59 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote: > I disagree. This is not really a band aid repair. I remember first > hearing about CA in pinbocks in the early 90's. Some of those pianos > are still holding up just fine. The trick is to get enough material > as deep as possible for best results. That's why I'm planning on using > a heat lamp on my next job. I've even contemplated drilling a small > hole through each pin bushing to facilitate penetration into the block. > > Done properly, I believe that this repair can be fairly permanent. CA > glue is pretty tough stuff. I doubt that it will break > down significantly over time. Its basically acrylic plastic, right? > The treatment may outlast the rest of the piano. > > Ryan > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:47 AM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net > <mailto:bill at a440piano.net>> wrote: > > I should clarify. It's a band-aid repair, to be sure, but often a > piano remains tunable for many, many years after, so long-term > results are possible. > > WRM > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:46 PM, William Monroe > <bill at a440piano.net <mailto:bill at a440piano.net>> wrote: > > Yes. I've treated many uprights with bushings, on their feet > with fine results. Do I know that CA is getting to the block? > No. Do I care? No. If the torque is higher, and the piano > holds a tuning, we've been successful. It's a band-aid > repair, remember. We're just buying time till we can > afford/justify a new pin block. > > William R. Monroe > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Zeno Wood > <zeno.wood at gmail.com <mailto:zeno.wood at gmail.com>> wrote: > > William, > > Have you found that it's possible to get CA into a pinblock with plate bushings without tilting? > > > > > Thanks, > Zeno Wood > > > ---------------------------- > I'm with Tom. CA will "wick in" to the wood itself easily. Getting into > > the seam between the Tuning Pin and Pin Block is child's play. Treat it > now, see how it holds, and perhaps do it again in a few months. Use a thin > hypo and if it's an upright, don't bother tipping. It gets in easily > > > > > enough, and I find that this method keeps you from applying too much CA. > Stop applying before it starts running down the plate. ;-] > > William R. Monroe > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Ryan Sowers, RPT > Puget Sound Chapter > Olympia, WA > www.pianova.net <http://www.pianova.net> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100824/9e606b24/attachment.htm>
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