Wow! What beautiful work, Michael! (See Slideshow/Pictures at his website) 1)Where did you get (or did you make) that pretty notching jig? and... 2)What machine you using in photo#27 for planing? Thanks, Chuck Christus -----Original Message----- >From: MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro at verizon.net> >Sent: Dec 5, 2006 8:54 PM >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: disrupted mortises > >Ed, > In my opinion, get out as much of that PVC-E glue as possible, it is not >compatible with hide glue, it is rubbery and when it has saturated the pores >no glue will stick well accept more of the same. Then machine a mortise >relief cut into the underside of the keystick to get a clean and square >mortise to work with. Now, you might want to glue size the mortise with hide >glue which can help the bushing to stick in a mortise that has been >saturated with PVC-E glue. Try and isolate the really bad mortises and use >thicker sized cloths or replace the mortise entirely, you have more >flexibility for slop in the front rail than the balance. The services page >of my website shows mortise relief cuts, glue sizing and mortise >replacement. Good luck and remember to spare the next technician the horror >of fixing a bad repair, because the next technician might be you. > >Michael A. Morvan >Blackstone Valley Piano >Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard Restoration >76 Sutton Street >Uxbridge, Ma. 01569 >(508) 278-9762 >Keymaestro at verizon.net >www.pianoandorgankeys.com >
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