At 22:59 -0800 13/12/08, Denis Kelly wrote:
>...In re-felting the back rail and dampers, etc., what is the best
>adhesive - hide glue? PVC-E?,Êburnt shellac? Suggestions?
Do you mean the backtouch? If you really want to cheat, use
double-sided carpet tape. Otherwise use not too thick hot animal
glue as follows: Get everything ready. Mask the rail leaving exposed
only the strip that you want to glue. Warm the wood a little with an
iron. Quickly and evenly brush on the glue for about nine inches,
lay on the backtouch baize and clamp it firmly down with spring
clamps (eg. Pony) and a strip of wood about 1/4" thick. Then glue
another 9" and so on till you're finished. There must be no glue, no
matter how evenly applied, under that part of the baize that actually
touches the back of the keys and most good pianos are arranged so
that this rule can be applied.
For dampers use fresh hot glue made up fairly thin.
JD
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