O great and wonderful list. I have taken on an old English upright action, not a birdcage, that seems like it would play very well if I can get the friction down to tolerable levels. I have tried all my usual shrinking ideas with no luck, this cloth is a compact as it will get. Repinning is the obvious answer. The trouble is that it is already pinned with 22 1/2 pin, bigger than I would normally use. I can pop them out and use 22 and the friction is great but they are way too loose in the butt. Anyone have a great, quick and easy idea for shrinking the birdseye? I tried hide glue sizing with no luck. The best Ive come up with is to put in an 18 cp and drip in CA glue but thats very slow, I have to push out the caul pin, trim the excess smooth (the glue builds up around the pin) and then repin. Plus unless I hold the pin exactly straight I can end up with the flange at an angle. Anyone dealt with this before? I thought I might try steam tomorrow, followed by hide glue to set the hole, another multiple step operation. -- ----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus, RPT New Orleans ------------------------------
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