JD, Well, now we got this thread going on glue, too! :-) Your response raised a question in my mind. What kind of glue was used in the old uprights to glue in the jack flanges? The ones that on some pianos come loose because they've lost their holding power? Is that hide glue "attacked by mold," or something else? Regards, Clyde John Delacour wrote: > 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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