At 22:59 -0800 13/12/08, Denis Kelly wrote: >...In re-felting the back rail and dampers, etc., what is the best >adhesive - hide glue? PVC-E?,Êburnt shellac? Suggestions? Do you mean the backtouch? If you really want to cheat, use double-sided carpet tape. Otherwise use not too thick hot animal glue as follows: Get everything ready. Mask the rail leaving exposed only the strip that you want to glue. Warm the wood a little with an iron. Quickly and evenly brush on the glue for about nine inches, lay on the backtouch baize and clamp it firmly down with spring clamps (eg. Pony) and a strip of wood about 1/4" thick. Then glue another 9" and so on till you're finished. There must be no glue, no matter how evenly applied, under that part of the baize that actually touches the back of the keys and most good pianos are arranged so that this rule can be applied. For dampers use fresh hot glue made up fairly thin. JD -- ______________________________________________________________________ Delacour Pianos * Silo * Deverel Farm * Milborne St. Andrew Dorset DT11 0HX * England Phone: +44 1202 731031 Mobile: +44 7801 310 689 * Fax: +44 870 705 3241 ______________________________________________________________________
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