Er... Ed... it was Joe who asked.. :) A440A@aol.com wrote: > Richard asks: > << > If someone can come up with something less traumatic, I definately would > >>like to know what it is! >> > > > Ah, the joy of hide glue! When I redamper, I always use it and now am > seeing repeat jobs on pianos I did years ago. > When I have to remove the "other" glues, I have found that heat is > usually the easiest way. I remove most of the felt, slightly dampen the remaining > remnant, and then touch it to a hot iron. Usually about four seconds or so > is enough to soften the glue and it peels off. A light touch of the (the > bastard's ) file leaves me a smooth, flat surface to spread the hide glue on. > Grinding is not only a lot of work, but it is difficult to keep the > surfaces square. > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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