Fw: More bridge recapping questions

[Erwinpiano]

  Hi Spalding's

I find drilling into any thermo plastic glue a sticky wicket but especially
bridge caps and repairs and the way it clogs up little tiny drill bits
forever. I've used cold hide for bridge cap glue up and as you say there is
some stickiness but I find epoxy worse when I've tried it.
 I'm going back to hot hide diluted with urea to retard the gel a bit.  I'm
guessing that the sticky wicket syndrome will disappear.
   David Love ,I don't glue in shoe pegs just pound them in and cut em
flush.

   Best

   Dale Erwin


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike and Jane Spalding" <mjbkspal@execpc.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: More bridge recapping questions


> David,
>
> I wouldn't use hide glue here, or anywhere that the function is to fill
> voids where you will be drilling or machining later.  When the hot drill
bit
> gets into the hide glue you'll have a sticky mess.  Epoxy, thin enough to
> wick into any cracks, with or without shoe pegs, seems to work best.
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 12:42 AM
> Subject: More bridge recapping questions
>
>
> > After removing an old bridge cap and assuming you are not planing down
the
> > bridge below the level of the old bridge pin holes, what is the best
> > method/material to plug the old holes prior to recapping?  Shoe pegs and
> > hide glue?
> >
> > David Love
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