[pianotech] help please

[Alan Eder]

As a last ditch effort, pull the pin, squirt a few drops directly into the
hole, reinsert pin. I've never had that not work. 

I'll second that.


Alan Eder



-----Original Message-----
From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 2:46 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please


I've encountered pianos where previous tech did not apply enough CA, but
only sealed the top of the bushing. I can see drilling might be beneficial
in such a case. 

Usually just the standard application will work wonders, and if there are
still issues, it is only a handful of pins. Save the heroic efforts for the
handful. 

As a last ditch effort, pull the pin, squirt a few drops directly into the
hole, reinsert pin. I've never had that not work. 

Dean

Dean W May (812) 235-5272 voice and text

PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY

Terre Haute IN 47802

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:12 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] help please

Drilling the holes is probably unnecessary and may even be
counterproductive.  There is certainly enough of a gap between the plate
bushings and the pin to allow a thin viscosity CA glue to penetrate down to
the block and spread around the base of the pin.  Drilling a hole is not
only not necessary but might actually disrupt the natural flow of the CA
around the base of the pin depending on where it is that the hole actually
penetrates through the bottom of the bushing.  Just lay the piano on its
back and forget the holes that you've just spent  all that time drilling and
with a fine needle applicator apply the CA toward the back of the pin where
there is most likely the largest gap.  Because some pooling might occur I'd
let the piano sit overnight or at least for a couple of hours before
standing it back up.   

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


 

 
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