AcryliKey II Feedback - Afterwards

John Delacour JD@Pianomaker.co.uk
Tue, 13 Nov 2001 22:28:58 +0000


At 12:50 PM -0600 11/13/01, Mike and Jane Spalding wrote:

>  The only ones I couldn't do this way had been gucked up with Duco 
>or Superglue in a previous repair, on these I scraped off all the 
>old glue and used a new wafer.  The bond seems totally secure right 
>now, but I'm wondering how long they'll stay attached.  Anyone got 
>some long-term experience with rewetting the old glue?

Hide glue used by the Ancient Egyptians is still doing its job.  So 
long as no mould has attacked the glue it is as good as new.  For 
sticking ivories you can mix thin fresh glue with titanium dioxide to 
get a very dense white.  No other white, such as the chalks is any 
use at all.

JD






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