Aileen's tacky glue grips almost as fast as hide glue,
sets up almost as fast as CA, and is much more
reversible. Great for felt, everywhere.
Thump
--- Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> So for instance, you'd recommend a CA key bushing
> repair for a 20 year old Yamaha U3 in somone's home?
>
> I've serviced some very large, very high quality,
> very concert-worthy pianos in homes where I think it
> would be quite improper to conduct such a repair. I
> don't think the venue should be the determining
> factor for the appropriateness of gluing a key
> bushing in with CA, but rather the instrument. I
> think it would be highly inappropriate for someone
> to do such a repair to any high quality (or even
> good quality) piano in any home. I think CA can
> appropriately be used on key bushing repair on piano
> that are clearly very unlikely to ever see a new set
> of key bushings - and even then, only maybe on a
> piano that is gasping for its last breath.
>
> As I indicated previously, Bill Spurlock sells a
> on-site key bushing repair kit. CA is great stuff,
> and I use it a lot. But it is not for everything.
>
> Keep in mind also that many of the lurkers on this
> list have far less experience than yourself - hey,
> even less than me!
>
> Terry Farrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> As I said, for "in home" repair.
>
>
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Oh Wim, please tell us you only do that method
> repair on 1948 beat up Gulbranson spinets. You
> wouldn't do that on a nice concert instrument -
> right??????????????
>
> Terry Farrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> For in home repairs likes this, if the old
> busing is there, I've use CA glue, and just put them
> back in place, holding on to the bushing with a
> screw driver.
>
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
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