Thermosetting glue

[John Ross]

Hi Gordon,
I would stick with hide glue.
I have run into situations, where I had to try and remove, hot glue
residue. You are right in thinking it sets up too fast, to give a good
seal. It is much easier to remove hide glue.
Where is the information, to substantiate the statement, that it is
somewhat toxic?
Stick with the tried and proven.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 6:25 PM
Subject: Thermosetting glue


|
| I know that I will be indicted by some as a heathen
| for this question but, frankly, who cares?
|      I do a lot of player work, and for years have
| wondered if there is a glue that has the properties of
| hide glue ( softens when heated, perhaps water
| soluble, etc..)  but ISN'T.  I do not particularly
| enjoy breathing the reek of animal sinews steaming
| away under my nose ( somewhat toxic) all day, but do
| not wish to use an irreversible glue on a stack,
| either.
|      The water soluble aspect makes removal of
| residues easy, but I would even consider non - aqueous
| (such as glue gun) if there was one that set up slowly
| enough to get the pneumatics pressed firmly into place
| before it gets too tight to locate them.  And this may
|  be a benefit in regions ( like mine ) where humidity
| swings tend to loosen hide glue, anyway.As long as the
| pneumatics could be removed in the future. I'm
| interested. Anyone?
|     Gordon Stelter
|
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