David, If you have a syringe you can place the glue quite precisely. That said, it likes to wick under the wire but shears quite readily when you render. Andrew Anderson At 09:06 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >I have a Yamaha C2 developing some falseness. When I apply >pressure to the bridge pin it stops...I'm going try it...I'm >assuming you don't have to move the string out of the way? > >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, California > > > >The pen delivered a measured amount with precision. It clogged often >so the wholesale treatment of the bridge would be best served with the >syringe. A 1/8" bead of glue in the pen wicked right in when touched on >the base of the pin without a trace and stopped the false beat. >This would be perfect for spot sizing on the job where producing >a lubed hypo and subsequent clean-up is prohibitive. > >A combination worked well too. I placed the pen tip on a crack or base >of the pin and fed the glue with the syringe. If you keep the reservoir >to a minimum the flow wicks in without overflow. >The tip of the pen acted as a fine-point interface. > >I didn't have an open container of CA in which to dip the pen. >This would have allowed for faster application with the pen. >I loaded the pen quill from either the bottler or syringe. >But it's loading-up caused me to use the syringe across the sections. >Perhaps if I had cleaned it better there may not have been such reaction. > >There was some minor migration but nothing like from the bottle. With that, >a cloth and brush kept the surface clean. Any gloss from glue drying on the >surface was brushed to a matte finish and the bridge looks undisturbed. > >The beats are gone and the treble is clean and bright. > >So, drafting pen for the tool case for spot sizing. Lubed syringe for extended >bridge pin sizing. > >-- > >Regards, > >Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060321/6c8db5c4/attachment.html
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