[CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??)

[Don Mannino]

Les,

If there was a way to keep it private, and insure that it was only used
on Kawai pianos, our R&D lab would not hesitate to send us some of their
super-duper hide glue.

Our laboratory operates very much like a race car development team, with
the top end concert grand being as cutting edge as they know how to make
it.  If you consider it in that light, then it is more understandable
that they would not want another company to have access to the glue.
Even though it is just one small contributor to the tone of the piano,
it would be foolish to develop the glue then sell it to others for a few
bucks.

If you ever have reason to replace hammers on an EX, let me know.  With
a specific serial number, I can get the special glue, plus hammers which
match the weight of the originals.

Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On 
> Behalf Of Leslie Bartlett
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:35 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??)
> 
> 
> Well, then, the R&D must be quite please to have "inferior" 
> glues used on repairs on their pianos, and on their rebuilds. 
> That sounds like they're
> shooting their foot.    That must be why bureaucrats manage 
> to make big
> bucks and I manage to stay relatively close to poverty. I 
> don't understand logic. Oh well. I'm old, too....... thanks les
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On 
> Behalf Of Don Mannino
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??)
> 
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