I hosed and hosed a mortise in pure silicone, then bushed it with hide glue, no problem. Having said that, I'm not a particular fan of it's use, especially in finish products, although it can seem like a miracle worker there, too. Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: <tcole at cruzio.com>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:04 AM Subject: Re: key bushing miracle stuff > > >> The front rail job was perfect but all of the balance rail bushings fell >> out. I tried soaking the mortises with acetone but no amount of cleaning >> seemed to cure the wood of repelling the hide glue. I suspect silicone >> was the culprit. >> >> Not her fault, of course, but that is one horse she won't get back on >> again. >> >> Silicone is forever. >> >> Tom Cole > > Baldwin found, as have I since, that the silicone and naphtha mix used by > Baldwin/Wurlitzer doesn't adversely affect future glue adhesion. I suspect > that what was in those mortises is not what you suspect was in those > mortises. > > Ron N > >
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