PVC-E glue

[Robert Edwardsen]

For clamping, I've just wrapped rubber bands around the keys and that was
enough to hold them down.

Rob E.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: PVC-E glue


> The times I've tried not clamping, I've been sorry. It doesn't take
> much to hold them down, and back against the front if you're using
> the combination top/front top, but it's a real pain after the glue
> has dried to find the gaps where the top or front has crept away
> from the key. Bummer.
>
> Longevity is at least thirty years that I know of. The glue doesn't
> degrade noticeably over time, so I'd expect the keytops to still be
> there and firmly attached when our grandchildren's grandchildren go
> to a museum and see what a piano used to look like. While they're
> there, they can marvel at the beautiful tone, the soundboard that's
> still perfect after all these years, and how like a violin it is.
>
> Ron N
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