hosen 'er down

[Dean May]

Fair enough, but my challenge to you is to try it on the next old piano you
save. Use your tried and true Titebond and screws on the obvious separation.
Then apply thin CA to the rest of the ribs. I bet you a dollar you'll see it
disappear into the glue joints in more than one place. Next thing ya know
you'll be doing the rims, too.  With all that power at your disposal you
just won't be able to stand the thought of sending that piano off with glue
joint voids.

Actually, I've used it to quiet buzzes caused by rim separation where it
would have been near impossible to force any Titebond, let alone pull the
joint together. Go ahead, hose 'er down. It won't be any uglier than what
caused the usage in the first place.

Dean-o the dino (not the crooner, I'm not that handsome or rich)

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Other favorite uses:

Stripped wood screw holes- a shot of accelerator, then a couple of drops
down the hole

Upright jack flanges- spray them all with accelerator, then a drop or two on
each flange glue joint. I do this routinely to every old action that comes
across my bench

Brambach style 2 piece jacks- Again this is routine for everyone that comes
across my bench, just a drop on the glue joint will head off lots of
problems. I could tell you stories here.




-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:59 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Plugging and re-drilling birdseyes? Micro-precision felt
cutter, for tiny pieces in butts?


> At the risk of being accused of hosing everything down with CA, :-), if
you
> judiciously apply a drop to the birdseye hole and then blow through the
hole
> to make sure the glue does not close the hole but only coats the sides,
> you'll be amazed at how it'll tighten up that hole.
> 
> Dean

Deano,
Note, after reading my reply, that I have said I don't have 
anything against CA. Note also, that this is somewhat 
different from dipping the soundboard and ribs in CA to head 
off the possibility of potential future buzzes yet to manifest.
Ron N