Thermosetting glue

[Alan R. Barnard]

Hi. I posted the original comments on McCall's Thermoset 103.

This stuff is very fluid and when heated becomes about like water. It would
definitely NOT be appropriate for leather, felt, metal, etc., or anything
that might need removing later.

It is FABULOUS for cracked and split wood in bridges, aprons, frame members
(including old wooden stack brackets, ala Chickering, etc.) and any other
place where you need to restore the strength of wood and fill minute cracks
in laminations, etc.

I'm guessing it would be wonderful in pinblocks, as well-- especially
grands--but haven't had the nerve to try it for a paying customer.

Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 4:25 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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