plastic keytop glue

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,Clyde! In my area there are plenty of pianos,where key tops were
replaced by amateurs or un-educated technicians. This work was done on
cheap key top material,without clamps!!!,in their garages with no
temperature control and without leaving them to dry overnight,forget
trimming or removing acess of wood materila to compensate for difference in
thickness between old ivory and new key tops made out of plastic.. It's
old,basic stuff. I think,most of our collegues will agree that total
replacement is the only way to do it right,no reason to economise. Good
luck! Merry Vhristmas! Isaac S.ohe


> [Original Message]
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 12/1/04 2:51:54 AM
> Subject: plastic keytop glue
>
> Friends,
>
> I hope you can help me with this problem.
>
> I service on old upright piano for which a previous technician installed 
> new plastic keytops, probably a couple decades ago.  They keep coming 
> off; nearly every one has come off at least once.  I used to use 
> Dryburgh superglue, but they began coming off again, so I switched to 
> Weldwood contact cement, and that nearly always does okay for me, but 
> not on this piano.  This has been a chronic problem for years.
>
> Do you have a never-fail suggestion for some other glue?  I'll be seeing 
> this piano again the end of next week.  Preferably something that sets 
> up soon enough so I can do the repair, then tune the piano, or the other 
> way around, and that's locally available.  I like to stay away from 
> glues so dark that they show through the plastic.
>
> It's been a while since I've been on this list.  I'm doing well and hope 
> you are the same.  I'm swamped with piano work, like probably everyone 
> else this time of year.
>
> Merry Christmas,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> Lititz, PA, USA
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