Stienway sustenuto bar

[Farrell]

A "metal epoxy"? What is that?

Terry "Epoxy Man" Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pillmore" <billpillmore@earthlink.net>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Stienway sustenuto bar


> Thanks for the reply.  I was hoping someone might say a metal epoxy has 
> worked form them so I wouldn't have to get out the torch.
> Thanks
> Bill
> 
> I think soft soldering is better. Use some rosin core solder for electrical
> stuff as it doesn't use an acid based flux and you won't have the thing turn
> green on you. Del said hard solder but I think he meant the soft wire solder
> for copper water pipe etc. Silver solder and brazing temperatures run over
> 1000 degrees F which is almost the melting point of the brass. If you can
> find some old 50/50 solder, it melts around 600 degrees. The silver based
> soft solders for water tube melt around 700. If you happen to not get it in
> exactly the right place, it melts easily. A large soldering gun or an old
> time big soldering iron will do the job. Even you heat gun if it throws out
> 850 degrees. No sense laying a torch on it.
> Keith Roberts
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Pillmore" <billpillmore@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: June 05, 2003 6:22 AM
> > Subject: Stienway sustenuto bar
> >
> >
> 
> >> > Does anyone know the best way to reattach the wire loop where the monkey
> >> > hooks to the sustenuto bar.  The holes have wallowed out and the wire
> >> > won't stay in.  Do I need to have it brazes?
> >> > Thanks Bill Pillmore
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