For clamping, I've just wrapped rubber bands around the keys and that was enough to hold them down. Rob E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: Re: PVC-E glue > The times I've tried not clamping, I've been sorry. It doesn't take > much to hold them down, and back against the front if you're using > the combination top/front top, but it's a real pain after the glue > has dried to find the gaps where the top or front has crept away > from the key. Bummer. > > Longevity is at least thirty years that I know of. The glue doesn't > degrade noticeably over time, so I'd expect the keytops to still be > there and firmly attached when our grandchildren's grandchildren go > to a museum and see what a piano used to look like. While they're > there, they can marvel at the beautiful tone, the soundboard that's > still perfect after all these years, and how like a violin it is. > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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