[AT] OT - using pitchfork

[Richard Fink Sr]

At 06:40 PM 2/6/2006 -0500, you wrote:


>Larry D. Goss wrote:
>>Tuning pin tightener.
>>FWIW, this is a common problem in pianos.  Tuning pins are only held in
>>by friction and when the maple dries out over time they loosen up and
>>the piano will no longer hold its tune.  There is a product made to
>>solve the problem.  It's called Tuning Pin Tightener.  Anybody can make
>>it though; it's a 50/50 mixture of alcohol and glycerin.  I use Solox
>>for the alcohol, but any source will do.
>We had an antique Chickoring upright with that problem, and that is how 
>the tuner fixed things. But it still wouldn't hold the tune. We had a hard 
>time finding a home for that instrument, even giving it away. It must have 
>weighed close to 1000 lbs and took 4 very big guys to move it.
>>If you have a really large gap in the handle, then apply some Gorilla
>>Glue to the application before you insert the tang in the hole.  This is
>>an expanding weatherproof glue that can be used to reconstruct wood
>>after it has been miss cut.  The more it's constrained while it's
>>setting, the more dense the resulting joint.  Available at Home Depot
>>and other such places.
>Yes, Gorilla glue is great stuff, but once you put it on a handle, you 
>will never get it off if the handle breaks. Also, use rubber gloves when 
>working with the stuff, or it will turn your fingers black where it sits. 
>(Don't ask me how I know this!)
>Mike is that the stuff they put King kong togather with. lol

R Fink

>Mike
>>Larry
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