Yeah, I think Iīll wet it with some Icelandic "Black Death".
Itīs been scientifically proven to soften glue on butt/shank joints when
put in a microwave!
Kristinn Leifsson
At 14:58 8.9.2000 -0700, you wrote:
>>The shankīs split pretty badly, the prognoses arenīt good.
>>
>>Kristinn
>
>Let the shank RIP ("rest in peace"), Kristinn. This shank has given its
>all for music, and is ready to help light a nice fire in the stove or
>fireplace, whereupon its soul will rise to heaven.
>
>I wonder if the nuke thing would work better if you first removed the glue
>collar, and then wet the shank down near the butt with a few drops of
>vodka? It wicks in, you see, and steam will soften the glue faster than
>dry heat ... well, that is a theory, anyway. If the shank and butt
>explode, and ruin the microwave and short out the wiring and blow the
>computer, let us know ... oops, you won't be able to tell us.
>
>Susan Kline
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