<< Pvc-e and eva have good characteristics for bonding non-porous materials to porous materials. Spray painting the keystick with white paint clogs the pores in the wood and leads to a poor glue joint especially when >> Greetings, I have been using PVC-E on ivory for years. Never found anything better. It has great strength, and its slight flexibility seems to sidestep any sort of dimensional changes due to humidity,etc. Whiting works well, but not in as a glue. It is used as a glue sizing layer. When needed, I make a thin,very white glue, and paint it on the key. Let dry. Lightly sand down the nap and reapply glue. Clamp ivory. Wait. etc. Once the whiting is part of the dry sizing, it will not creep and it will remain very white under the ivory. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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