balance rail holes

[Roger Jolly]

At 10:52 AM 11/19/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, 
>
>I had a talk with a model airplane builder today. They frequently screw the
>wings on and off their tiny models. The great problem in the past was the
>screws would eventually strip. So now the screw hole is treated with very
>thin CA glue. The holes wear like *iron*. After some thought, I wonder if
>anyone has tried to *stabilize* balance rail holes by putting a drop of CA
>glue on the (sometimes soft) wood? It might be a way to significantly extend
>the life of a key not to mention stabilizing the size of the hole to avoid
>humidity effects.
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
>drose@dlcwest.com
>3004 Grant Rd.
>REGINA, SK
>S4S 5G7
>306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
>
>Hi Don,
        CA glue is O.K. for old clunkers for a quick fix, however I feel
the noise factor,  similar to the balance rail hole repair kits, is
unacceptable on a good quality instrument. I have some 1/8" thick maple
inserts  that will do the job perfectly. Sorry I missed seeing last week.
Regards, Roger
Roger Jolly
University of Saskatchewan
Dept. of Music.