Sometimes steaming the holes will restore them to the proper size. John Formsma On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Tom Driscoll wrote: > List, > I have a regulation job where the key bushings have been replaced in > good order but the balance holes are inconsistently sloppy loose. > An archive search revealed several glue sizing suggestions( including one > from me) . > I'm gonna try Ron N's suggestion of using Elmer's glue all mixed with > water. > My method was to use liquid hyde glue thinned with hot water but the > thread suggested that Elmer's would be quieter. > So my questions---- It was suggested that swabbing the hole with alc . > would break surface tension and help the introduction of the glue to the > pores. > Necessary ? And does it help to have the glue-water mix hot ? > I have to be careful of course to not contaminate the key bushings as I'm > on a limited budget here and need to focus my time on the other aspects > of the job . > I'm waiting for noon on this lovely Sunday for my hardware store to open > as Elmers has not passed through the shop door in quite some time. > Advice appreciated . > Tom D > > -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120909/dec494b3/attachment.htm>
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