---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Jim Indeed this is a very common occurrence & we've replaced a fair bit of veneer in our shop. It also seems to get looser & more obvious after tha piano has been stripped, If a piece has come off beware the rest of the glue joint. Tap it with the flats of your finger nail as you would for checking loose Ivory. Since it was glued on with animal hide glue this should be the glue of choice if re gluing it. The new hide glue will reactivate what's there and will provide a good joint. Either hot or cold is ok. If veneering the whole arm one must make a caul from a block tracing the from the profile of the arm on the side & then cut it out on a bandsaw,sand to fit & pad it with a thin felt. Sugar pine works well for this. The block & veneer can then be clamped with a pipe clamp from the block to just behind the keybed for a good solid purchase/grip. A c -clamp or pipe clamp can hold the front down. It's best to use wax paper between the felted block & the new veneer. You can guess why. also if it's double veneer you get to do the routine ,twice. What fun. Not my favorite job but essential. Dale Erwin Is this veneer of the arms? That is a common place for Steinway veneers to come loose and crack. Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups (314) 608-4137 Erwins Pianos Restorations 4721 Parker Rd. Modesto, Ca 95357 209-577-8397 Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales www.Erwinspiano.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/28/dc/9e/d9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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