---------------------- multipart/related attachment --=====================_4461913==_.ALT Well, Robin, that's fun. Maybe some epoxy and a little teensy spline of some kind? Better to take its measurements and make another? Might it be that rosewood is too oily for hide glue? I hadn't heard of that problem before. I wonder what material my old ones are made of? Nylon, perhaps? Susan At 05:32 PM 7/2/2005 +0930, you wrote: >Susan..the old tuner gave it to me because it was broken, and, according >to him Rosewood could not be glued up with hide glue which I think was the >only glue available in those days. What I did was to drill two 1/32 inch >holes and wire it together. but as to see the wire has come undone. With >the many glues available today I am sure it can be glued . Can someone >verify that Rosewood cannot be glued with Hide glue? > >If you look at a Papps wedge closely it would take some fine wood >working skills to duplicate one. Maybe one of our expert sound board >makers could make a few. I agree the new blue wedges are a poor substitute >for the wooden ones. >With the new plastic wedges I always file the edges so the corners are >round...easier on the fingers b_wink.gif > >Regards >Robin --=====================_4461913==_.ALT An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9e/42/3d/74/attachment.htm --=====================_4461913==_.ALT-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: b_wink.gif Type: image/gif Size: 802 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1d/5e/1b/dc/b_wink.gif ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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