CA glue

[Ken Jankura]

I use a moist towel strip and a hot iron to steam/heat ivories before
removal and a dry towel strip and hot iron to just heat the plastic keytops.
Those pesky plastic tops that have a dozen perpendicular cracks per keytop
come of in pieces with difficulty, but otherwise it's an easy chore. Use a
knife blade. Sometimes I get them warm enough that they really stretch if
you pull them off.
Ken Jankura rpt
Fayetteville PA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre" <baldwin@mta-01.sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: RE: CA glue


>
> Hi Annie,
>                   Work a knife blade under the key top and start slicing,
> be careful not to pull too many splinters off as you go.  Just take your
> time, and they usually come off in one piece.  Some times you will have to
> work from the front of the key depending if the grain of the key is at an
> angle.  You can usually tell by looking at the grain at the side of the
> key.  If the grain is running down hill towards the front of the key, then
> start from the front of the key.  The reverse is also true.
> Acetone or water will usually remove any glue residue. Depending on the
> type of glue used.
> Regards roger
>
>
> At 06:24 PM 7/30/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the welcome, Joe.  I've had good luck with CA on tuning pins -
> >and it's always been my understanding that the glue serves primarily to
add
> >mass to the pins -- but I haven't been at this long enough to be able to
> >speak to the long-term usefulness.  And it might not be generally
helpful,
> >but at least some CA glue (e.g., HotStuff) gets brittle when frozen and
can
> >be easily broken.  (Hard to get that pinblock in the Frigidaire, I
> >realize....)
> >
> >BUT, does anybody know the answer to my ivorine key top question?  I need
to
> >remove the tops and don't have the right machines for cutting/sanding at
> >that level, so solvents are my next best solution (I think).  If there's
a
> >third alternative, please tell me about it.  I have frozen sharp keys
before
> >in order to break off the tops for use elsewhere (it's hot here in Ioway,
> >and I seem to be fixated on refrigeration -- sorry), but I don't think I
> >want to try that with keytops.  Thanks, ever so much, even in advance.
> >
> >Annie
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:55:47 -0600
> > > From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com>
> > > Subject: Re: CA glue
> > >
> > > Welcome to the list Annie.
> > > In using CA on tuning or bridge pins no real strength is needed
> > >
>
> Roger
>
>
>