"You couldn't get them off with Blasting Powder"? Actually Joe, based on your comments, I'd be inclined to try this method. 8^) Anyone care to write up exactly how they have used a CA/wood glue combination to re-glue real ivories? Sounds like it could be a good field repair; or at least, better than what I have been using. Kent On Aug 23, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Joe Garrett wrote: > Frances, > Don't understand "about the cat"?? > As for the ones reglued with Susan's magical elixir....You couldn't > get them off with Blasting Powder!!! Heat? NOpe! Moisture? NOpe! > Solvents? NO..Hell NO! BTW, the stuff sticks much better to the > WOOD than the Ivory. BUT, it still sticks extremely hard to the > Ivory. Hence, no Salvagable Ivory. As I said, what a waste!!! :-( > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I > ----- Original Message ----- > From: FRANCES HELMS > To: joegarrett@earthlink.net ; pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: CA glue + Elmers for Ivories > > Just out of curiousity...yeah, I know about the cat...what exactly > was the effect on the "re-glued" ivories? > Fran Helms, > piano technician > Topeka, KS > > >>> "Joe Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> 8/23/2005 1:54 PM >>> > I know Ssssssn is gunna have a cow, but I just gotta say it. Please > don't use the CA/Elmers on replacing Ivories!!! PLEASE!!!!???? I'm > in the process of doing a re-whatever on a set of European Upright > Keys. 1/2 of the keys still have/had beautiful, thick Ivory, that > could be salvaged. Several had been "re-glued" with that damned > concoction! There was no way in hell, those could be salvaged!! > What a damned waste!! grrrrr! > O.K. I'll get off my soapbox. > Regards, > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I >
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