Cyanoacrylate . Otherwise known as "superglue". I think it was invented back in the 1950's but for some reason it just became popular in the piano tuning trade during the 1990's - probably through the efforts of Ed Dryburgh who has been selling it at seminars and conventions for years. It usually comes in three viscosities, with the colored coded label about the same for each brand: Red is water thin, Orange is thicker, and Green label is the thickest. It works faster in the presence of moisture, so if you rub a little spit on the wood first, or use the accelerator, it bonds almost instantly. Also, with this stuff, a little goes a long way. Most people use too much and then it won't bond. The industrial strength stuff is available from Dryburgh, but hobby shops also carry it under brand names like Hot Stuff and Jet. The main thing is that it is fresh, as it supposedly only has a shelf life of 6 months. Usually included in the kits, is the stuff to unstick it from your skin. A must have for shop use, as those folks who have glued body parts to pianos can attest to all those hours waiting for a family member to come home to reach the "super solvent". In a pinch, lacquer thinner or nail polish remover will do. It is also extremely dangerous to your eyes! It is good in piano work for gluing broken hammer shanks together, gluing loose hammer heads (without having to remove the hammers), loose jacks, etc. Some of us have used the water thin stuff like pin dope around loose tuning pins with varying amount of success. Dryburgh also teaches classes in how to use this stuff and runs ads in the Piano Technicians Journal. Carol Beigel >From: "Mitch Ruth" <mitch_ruth@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: pianotech@ptg.org >Subject: Enlightenment >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:21:10 EDT > >Would someone, just once, spell out what CA stands for? > >Mitch Ruth >DeMossville, KY > >"Ignorance is curable, stupidity is terminal." >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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