Thermosetting glue

[John Ross]

Hi Gordon,
Urea is something you can add, if you want to slow down the setting
time.
I do not believe it is there, if you make your own in a glue pot ,from
the granules, of which there are different qualities.
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 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Thermosetting glue


| Hi John,
|      There is something in hide glue called "thiorea"
| ( not sure of spelling ) which I read of years ago.
| Besides, it makes me nauseaous to breathe, which is an
| adequate indication of a substance your liver is
| trying to filter out.  Would prefer some substitute,
| but will just quit player work if I can not find one
| which allows future dismantling.
|      Cheers!
| --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote:
| > 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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