[pianotech] help please

[Paul McCloud]

Greg:
The top of the hole is going to be elongated to some extent, so it's more likely to allow the CA glue to penetrate there.  From the bottom, the wood is tight against the pin, more so than at the top.  I tried it once, and it didn't work very well.  Of course, YMMV.  
Paul McCloud
San Diego

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:53:22 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please

I'm confused here. It looks like you've drilled every one. How is that
somehow better or less time consuming than just flipping the piano over with
action removed and applying CA from the underside of the block? It seems to
me like a better way to apply too since you're putting the CA directly onto
the pin/block contact with little chance of gluing the block to the plate as
was described in a thread a bit ago.

Greg Newell

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Spalding
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:06 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please

Les,

I also posted on this earlier this year. I've only done it once, on a grand,
but if I had a vertical candidate, I would tip it and use the identical
procedure. The photo shows my dremel tool with a 1/16 drill bit. I managed
to do the entire piano with the one bit. Joe is absolutely correct about
feeling the bit enter the gap between the bottom of the bushing and
pinblock. Getting the CA to the bottom of the hole was accomplished by
running it down a piece of piano wire. Stick the wire in the hole, hold the
bottle nozzle against the wire and give it a little squeeze, and there it
is.

good luck

Mike

On 11/10/2011 7:41 AM, Leslie Bartlett wrote:
>
> This is second attempt for a decent toooner, but limited repair-er to 
> help me with something I think I saw on this list in short form, but 
> which I need better explained. Evidently on some verticals, a, or some 
> techs drill holes through tuning pin bushings, down to pin block, then 
> use super glue to send down the hole which then gets into the 
> pinblock. I'm inexperienced, and a bit nervous about trying such 
> without a bit more information about how they accomplish it, and 
> experienced results. Would someone who does this please reply- off 
> list probably good as I don't want to waste other folks' time.
>
> Thanks
>
> Les Bartlett
>
> l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net
>