suede leather adhesive

[Annie Grieshop]

I'm with Alan:  spray adhesive isn't going to give you any leeway in regard
to time or position.

A student put a strip of industrial self-stick "tread" material (non-slip
material for use on concrete stairs, I believe) on one of my music stands a
few years ago.  It's held up through a lot of use and hasn't lost a sheet of
music yet, 'though it's not as pretty as suede.  Just a thought....  If you
want to know more, I can find out what it was.

Annie Grieshop

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of Alan Barnard
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:16 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: suede leather adhesive
>
>
> Tricky for a large area, methinks. You'd have to go thin to cover
> evenly, then it would start to dry prematurely, etc.
>
> I believe I'd try a brush-on contact cement, putting it on the
> leather and the wood separately, leting it dry 'til the shine
> becomes more satiny (satanic?), and then applying the leather
> using a piece of waxed paper between the two glue surfaces so you
> can be sure the first edges are aligned, then gradually pulling
> out the waxed paper and rolling out any bumps, etc.
>
> Warning: This is not based on experience, but is what I think I
> would do if confronted with the problem.
>
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO