>..>>>>> Hi Ron > I replaced a board in an old A . It was it's third board. > Fortunately it was hide glue. Ah, so it has been done. I haven't replaced an other than original board. > >>>>>>>> This is true but My main idea is that even though Hide > glue takes some soaking >>scaping &cleaning to get glue off the rim I doubt its as difficult as >>tight bond. Ok probably not a huge consideration but I've not had the >>need to scrape tight bond off a rim but would bet it is a far more challenge. I haven't had to scrape it off a rim either, but I have scraped it off other things. Heat helps considerably. >> >>>> You'd be surprised how many sets of repeat key bushing sets >> we've done for churches ,college etc. An occasional set of hammers I know. That was the point. Multiple replacements of these parts is far more common than multiple replacements of soundboards. The soundboard being replaced is >>trash or kindling anyway, preferably kindling, so the choice of glue used >>is irrelevant to that. > >>> Mostly irrelevant You're right. Mostly irrelevant. > Maybe we should be considering knocking the ribs off of these old >>boards, planing the finish off, and using them as stock to laminate up the >>rib sets for the new panels. After all, that old panel was the "soul of the >>instrument". Why not put it to good use in it's next incarnation? >> >>Ron N > > >>>>>>>>>Now your talkin----Dale Of course, now I'm curious enough that I'm going to have to try it in a test rib and find out. Always one more thing! Ok, more than one... Ron N
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