Super glue to fill gaps

[lance lafargue]

Thanks Brian,

I used Tite-bond for the actual bridge/apron joint then screwed it down.  I
only used the superglue to fill in the top of the screw for cosmetic
reasons and to give a solid footing for the whole string. I then McLube
1708'd it and you can't see the repair.     
LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
New Orleans Chapter
Mandeville, LA.
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> From: Brian Trout <btrout@desupernet.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Super glue to fill gaps
> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 7:54 PM
> 
> Hi Lance,
> 
> Depending upon the bridge, it may do just fine.
> 
> If only one end of the bridge was loose, then only one end got reglued. 
I
> suppose that it would still be possible for the other end to come
unglued,
> but there's no sense loosing sleep over that one.  It hasn't happened
yet,
> and may never.
> 
> I like your idea of putting a screw in to hold the thing in place.  I do
put
> screws in most of my bass bridge duplications, mostly for ease, speed and
> alignment in gluing the thing together.  (I put them in from the bottom
> (under side, or back side) when the bridge and apron are out of the
piano,
> so they're not visible after installation.)  I've never done one from the
> top (front) like you did, but I see no problem with it as you describe. 
I'd
> probably be most worried about the CA on the screw coming loose from the
> screw and over time buzzing between the head of the screw, the sides of
the
> hole and the bottom of the string!  (But, no sense borrowing tomorrow's
> troubles.  Probably never happen.) :-)
> 
> As for using CA glue for a repair like this, I tend to think I would have
> used a glue like Titebond, or perhaps epoxy.  (I'm looking into epoxy.  I
> haven't used it, but it seems to be getting some pretty good reviews by
> those who are using it.)   Generally, my experience with CA leads me to
> believe that it holds good initially, but it does become very hard and
> brittle when it cures, and I've had some repairs where the glue
'shattered'
> and the repair failed.  It may have been my fault for not using it right.
?
> I'm open to instruction/criticism.
> 
> Overall, if it worked and it continues to hold and do what the repair was
> intended to do, I'd say "you done good".  We do what we can with what we
> have in the time we have to do it in, and most of the time, life works
out
> just fine.  ( There's a mouthful for ya!)  :-)
> 
> Just some random thoughts in passing.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Brian Trout
> Quarryville, Pa.
> btrout@desupernet.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lance lafargue <lafargue@iamerica.net>
> To: Pianotech Listserve <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 6:16 PM
> Subject: Super glue to fill gaps
> 
> 
> >I was wondering how others felt about superglue as a gap filler on this
> >repair.  I did a bridge repair a couple of months ago.  The bridge had
come
> >unglued from the apron.  I got glue into the bridge/apron joint, then
> >countersunk a screw to hold it with the head about 1/16" below the
surface
> >of the bridge top.  I had no epoxy on hand and not enough room for a
dowel,
> >so I filled the space above the screw head with superglue since some
string
> >would pass over the space and I wanted it to be hidden.  I sanded it
flat,
> >graphited, burnished, and restrung.  How do you think this use of
superglue
> >might work over time?  Should I do it again?  It was rock hard, I
couldn't
> >seem to chip it and it looked pretty good.  Thanks.
> >
> >LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
> >LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
> >New Orleans Chapter
> >Mandeville, LA.
> >_________________________________
> >II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II
> >-----------------------------------------------------------
> >lafargue@iamerica.net
> >
> >"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to
> >make them all yourself."
> >