emergency travel paper

[Ed Sutton]

Mary-
The "problem"...if it is a problem...with adhesive tapes and papers is that
the adhesive may change over time.  It may just disappear, letting the paper
fall off if you move the flange. Or it may turn into a greasy goo that gums
up the area and lets the paper slide around.  Or it may harden into a
brittle mess that must be chipped off.
(I get these worries from having worked with prints and drawings many years
ago.  Adhesive tapes are forbidden in the print vault!.)
It probably won't be a big deal in pianos, but the conservative approach is
to use gummed paper.
I dampen it slightly before inserting or attaching it because I prefer
having it attached to the flange. It comes off easily with a pass of a
pointed exacto knife.
I do think that 50 years down the pike the gummed tape will be virtually
like it is today.  For absolute permanence I suppose you'd have to use the
flaps of envelopes made of PermaLife paper.
Ed S.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Smith" <marysmith@mail.utexas.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: emergency travel paper


> This brings up a question I have always had about this: Is there a reason
> not to use self-adhesive paper? I have used file folder labels, with
> self-stick backing, for years. I can cut them into strips of varying
widths
> and easily carry them in my tool kit. I also cut them crosswise and use as
> service records for myself inside the piano. Is it a bad idea to use this
> type of sticker on flanges? If so, why?
>
> Mary
>
> At 09:55 PM 6/4/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >At 10:35 AM 6/4/2003 -0600, Roger wrote:
> >>   The gummed paper will not stick until mother nature has had time to
> >> work.  You are not meant to wet it.  The advantage of gummed paper it
> >> stays put if you have to remove the hammer shank etc at a later date.
> >>Regards Roger
> >
> >
> >You know, if old-fashioned mucilage glue is still available (remember
> >glass bottle with the red rubber tip with the slot in it from grade
> >school?), it should be easy to choose a paper or papers of appropriate
> >thickness, spread the glue on it, let dry, and then chop to size.
> >
> >I still have about 1/2 roll of the old brown packing tape, and some old
> >postage stamp ends and margins. But stamps now are all that self-adhesive
> >type. My feeling is that the old water-based stickum is more stable over
> >time, and less likely to fall off when one removes shanks for repinning,
etc.
> >
> >Susan
> >
> >
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