Hi Lance et al, The brand I am using is currently called "Flash". It is the consistancy of water. drying time is listed as 2 to 3 seconds. I find this a bit of an exageration. It wicks like mad! At 10:00 AM 10/23/97 -0500, you wrote: >What brand "SUPER" thin do you use. I recently just bought Jet thin. Do >you think it makes a difference? Thanks. >Lance Lafargue, RPT >New Orleans Chapter >Covington, LA. >lafargue@iamerica.net > >---------- >> From: Don <drose@dlcwest.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: CA glue on grands >> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 11:29 PM >> >> Hi Roger, >> >> By the way one poor fellow managed to *glue an upright* to the floor. So >I >> suggest layers of paper under the affected area. Nice to know the CA will >> *wick* but I still think I prefer my uprights laying down. >> >> I generally use several layers of newspaper with the action removed in an >> Grand, Though in one case there was just *one* loose pin, so I simply >slid a >> whole newspaper between the action and the pin block. And yes...the glue >> went right through. >> >> I am using a *super* thin formulation and having excellent results. >> >> >> At 07:29 PM 10/22/97 -0700, you wrote: >> >Hi Don, >> > CA glue can be used on grands, however, I take the following >> >precautions. >> > #1 Remove the action. >> > #2 Tape the bottom of the pin block with that shiny electrical tape its >> >easier to remove. >> > #3 Put a sheet of plastic on the action drawer just in case. >> > I would only used this procedure in desperate cases, however some of >> >those Korean contract pianos of 10-15 years ago were desperate out of >> >the box. >> > We have batted 4 for 4 on repinning these cheaply made grands that we >> >sold 12 years back. The last 2 we also replaced the bass strings, what a >> >difference. Long term the only solution is repinning or pin block >> >replacement. Longer term, trade the piano in but not to me. Well twist >> >my arm a little if the dollars are right. >> > P.S. The 7ft Heinman will be finished by the middle of next week if >> >anyone from the Art Gallery theatre would like to see it. >> >Regards Roger. >> > >> > >> Regards, >> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. >> "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" >> drose@dlcwest.com >> 3004 Grant Rd. >> REGINA, SK >> S4S 5G7 >> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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