---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment >>Yesterday,in an answer about repairing hairline cracks in ivory, you wrote... >>Make certain the ivory is secure to the key first, >>wick in thinned hot glue/showhite and clamp if loose. >How do you go about "wicking" in the thinned out glue, >and about how thin should it be? Thanks,Richard Wagner Before any repair, make certain that the ivory is secure to the key especially on a hair line crack. If the ivory is not secure, the repair might crack as the ivory flexes or is lifted slightly. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@comcast.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/94/11/71/26/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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