[pianotech] Re. Baldwin hammers

[Susan Kline]

Thanks for reminding me, Wim -- time to replace the nail polish remover 
inside the plastic bottle inside the ziploc bag inside the 6-pack cooler 
inside my trunk.

I was gluing on a rubber button. Protocol: after being sure you've got a 
fit, put a drop of Elmer's Glue on the side of the hole in the lid, 
spread it around the rest of the circumference with a tiny screwdriver, 
then take the rubber button, and put a couple of drops of CA glue on the 
sides which will contact the hole. SMALL drops, one each side. Squeeze 
out on a satin finish is pretty well there for the duration, especially 
since it's right next to the rubber button. If you do have squeeze-out, 
try to wick it up with the edge of a handkerchief, WITHOUT RUBBING.

<don't ask me how I know ...>

Do NOT get some Elmer's on the second joint of your left index finger, 
and then allow your CA-contaminated thumb to contact that spot. With CA 
glue alone, one can kind of rip one's fingers apart from whatever they 
are stuck to, losing only the most superficial layer of skin. Not so if 
one's anatomy had a smear of Elmer's there first. I don't know why the 
CA bond penetrates so many more layers of skin with Elmer's in the mix, 
but it sure does.

(The Glue Trick's Revenge?)

Luckily I was glued to myself, not to a stationary object, so I walked 
to the car, got the nail polish remover open (one-handed), poured some 
on the very firm bond, worked at prying it apart, poured some more, 
worked some more, poured some more, worked some more, and then I was 
free without scarring or loss of blood.

Set up CA IS soluble in acetone -- sort of.

Susan Kline

tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
>
> First, if Terry can do this with his fingers, his are stronger than 
> mine. Second, I think what he is trying to say, however, that if there 
> is squeez-out, be sure not to get it on your fingers. They will be 
> stuck forever.
>  
> I had that happen once a long time ago with a key. I CA glued an ivory 
> to a key, holding it in place with my fingers. The phone rang, and 5 
> minutes later I tried to let go of the key. I had to cut the skin off 
> with a razor blade to separate the two.  Ouch!!!!
>  
> Wim
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