Chris Gregg wrote: > Chris > >CA glue isn't good for ivories, but it isn't because of a weak glue > >joint. It's because the CA is too rigid. When the key changes dimension, > >the glue can't accomodate it. That's why there is/was a linen expansion > >joint betwixt keytop and key from the original installation with hide > >glue. > > > >Bob Anderson > >Tucson, AZ Bob A & and Bill B, This is interesting info. I wonder if the Elmers glue that Bill B mentioned helps with the expansion/contraction problem. I may try that sometime. It is a quandary when confronted with an hour long repair that seems like it should take a few minutes. I find that it's about as much work to do 3-4 as to do one. Then after 6-7 you start to add up some time. I generally take them home to make the repair and most people when presented with alternatives, opt for making the repair. As someone mentioned the intersection of cost of plastic replacement is rapid. It surprises me that this is hyde glue we're talking about. Doesn't that make a rather ugly color unless you do whiten it somehow? I know someone mentioned a whitener. Those prepared linen glue wafers sure don't act like hyde glue. Please enlighten me further. Dan J
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