removing a grand action

[pianotune05]

Hi everyone,
My wife used to clean for a woman who eventually wants me to tune her baby 
grand Kanabe piano.  When they take lessons, she wants it tuned.  I need to 
call and follow up on this when my new lever arrives.  Anyway, she wants me 
to clean out the case.  I'll have to remove the action, but she doesn't have 
a bench to place the action on while I have it out.  Where should I place 
the action.  It has to be a safe place. I don't want her toddler walking on 
it if I have it on the floor, or put it on her dining room table and 
scratching it.  Any ideas?
Marshall
ps. do the piano suply houses carry  action cradles for grand actions?
Marshall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pianolady50@peoplepc.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: adhesive for ivories


> Okay List,
>
> Finally decided to open my mouth on this one!  In the field, I clean old
> glue (possible previous regluing) off wood and underside of ivory,
> carefully, with a single edged razor blade.  Paint _wood_ with "White Out"
> or similarly fast drying _opaque_ white pigment.  Cover fingers that will 
> be
> used as clamps with masking tape ;-).  Spread thin layer of gap filling CA
> on key (the razor blade is handy for this).  Place ivory on key and clamp
> with fingers.
>
> In the shop, I substitute PVC-E for CA.  Do clamp well as the ivory _will_
> warp as it absorbs the moisture from the PVC-E.  I use 1 X 2  inch (or
> longer for tails) pieces of laminate flooring and two spring clamps.
>
> Also,  it will probably be necessary to "shim" the original ivory if the 
> old
> glue wafer is missing or removed so that you will have a perfectly flat
> joint at the notch.
>
> Debbie L.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Barnard" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
> To: "deanmay@pianorebuilders.com, Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:33 PM
> Subject: RE: adhesive for ivories
>
>
>> I've put sharps on with PVC-E and a couple drops of CA at each end. The 
>> CA
>> sets "right now" and holds the sharp in place while the PVC-E sets. Don't
>> know why it wouldn't work with ivories, too.
>>
>> Alan Barnard
>> Salem, Missouri
>>
>>
>
>
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