Why? Well, such as now, because I am rebuilding the wippens. If I am rebuilding an action, ALL flanges are replaced. Anything less would be less than a proper rebuild, IMHO. My question would then be, if one is rebuilding upright wippens, why wouldn't you want to remove the jack flange? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Upright Wippen Rebuilding Questions > Yes, Terry, > Hide glue is easy to remove. But on jack flanges > it is notorious for becoming weak with humidity > swings. Why would anyone WANT to remove a jack flange, > UNLESS said looseness was the reason, anyawy? I > suggest Titebond here (waterproof!). > T > > --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the input Kerry. A couple comments. > > > > Regarding hide or Titebond. I know this has been > > gone over a billion times, but on this action > > several jack flanges had been repaired with yellow > > wood glue. The original hide glue came off > > effortlessly with a little water action - wippens > > cleaned up perfectly. The wippens that had yellow > > glue applied (of course I don't know exactly what it > > was) did soften, but required a fair bit of scraping > > to thoroughly clean it. I just delight in how easy > > hide glue is removed. > > > > Mutton fat! Yikes! Where on earth would I find that? > > And is that something that will not affect the > > action cloth on the damper lever, and is that > > something that can be expected to last for many > > decades? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kerry Cooper" <brispiano@optushome.com.au> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:46 AM > > Subject: Re: Upright Wippen Rebuilding Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will be installing new jacks and attached > > flanges. Is it best to simply > > > apply hide glue, stick together and let dry? Or > > are their any significant > > > secrets to the process? > > > > > > You can use hide glue or Tite-bond. > > > > > > > I will be replacing heel/capstan action cloth. > > Is hide glue applied over > > > the entire cloth/wood surface? Or is it just > > applied at the forward and back > > > ends of the action cloth so that there is no glue > > between the cloth and > > > wooden wippen heel? > > > > > > Glue is applied only to forward and back ends > > only. This stops any future > > > noise that might arise due to glue soaking into > > the Box/action cloth. > > > > > > > The spoons are tarnished a bit. I would rather > > not replace if I can make > > > like new easily. I can simply give them a second > > or two on the buffing wheel > > > and they will be shiny as ever - but what about > > the surface metal left - > > > will it corrode faster than a new spoon? Can I > > coat the buffed spoon with > > > Emrlon (or something like that - thought I had > > seen it in Schaff catalog for > > > coating capstans - couldn't find it again) or > > something else? > > > > > > Buff spoons, and light coat of mutton fat. Just a > > smear to protect from air. > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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