Thermosetting glue

[Scott Jackson]

Does anyone use 'Winstick - The Pianomakers Glue'?

Fletcher & Newman list it as M166, "A new high quality bone glue
particularly suitable for piano restoration. No glue pot required,
simply immerse jar in hot water."



----- 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