[pianotech] fiber

[John Delacour]

At 22:36 +0000 22/3/09, David Boyce wrote:

>JD, for removing the old loop cord, you show the use of an inverted 
>iron on the wool setting, with a few flanges sitting on the 
>soleplate.  Is there anything to be said about the idea of using a 
>folded wet cloth and and iron on a hotter setting, pressing the wet 
>cloth onto a group of flanges to steam the old glue soft?  Is it 
>more likely to damage the flanges?

There's simply no point.  The heat of the iron with just the normal 
moisture contained in the wood and the silk is quite sufficient to 
soften the bond, and cleanly.  I never use steam for anything. 
Water, yes, but never steam.

JD