Dale, >Now how did they steam this board out without damage to the rim etc. ? Steam is really hot active penetrating stuff and we are talking water soluble hide glue in the rim. It took some R&D and of course failures to get there, but they said at this point they have the procedure down without any case or rim delamination. Of course they were not describing the entire procedure, but the steam is applied in thick silcone rubber "manifolds" I'll call em, with a groove running down the length of the manifold, and the manifold weighed down. THe manifold and its steam applied well away from the rim. Plate and any visible bolt holes into the rim sealed with silicone caulk. This no doubt would all take a fair number of failures to get under control...if the experiment was worth it...its interesting to think about, but I don't know if I would prioritize fussing with this, unless I had a client willing to fund the fussing. Gene, they are regluing the panel after removal, as necessary. A fair amount of work seems to go into reconstituting the board. THat's why I said $3/hr. I actually asked them what they were earning at this point on the process, and it wasn't much, though he didn't get specific. Jim Ialeggio -- Jim Ialeggio jim at grandpianosolutions.com (978) 425-9026 Shirley, MA
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