[pianotech] Damper felt regluing

[Will Truitt]

Or you could take your little bottle of hide glue and stick it in her
microwave for about a minute or less.

 

Will Truitt

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Scott Jackson
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:27 PM
To: toddpianoworks at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Damper felt regluing

 

I use Weldbond <http://www.weldbondusa.com/>  for any on-the-spot repairs.
It's a nice thick consistency, so will help to hold felt in place, and it
dries fast, so that you can get on with tuning. 

 

Last year I wanted to replace more than just one or two damper felts, so I
put hide glue into plastic film canisters, then refrigerated it. I asked the
customer to boil the jug, and dropped a canister into a mug of hot water.
Worked a charm. Hot glue is so much easier for upright dampers, as it sets
quick enough that the felt doesn't fall off as you lift the action to stick
the next one. There is also a ready-made version of re-heatable glue called
Winstick
<http://www.fletcher-newman.co.uk/catalogue/glues_polishes/m160.html> .

 

Scott Jackson

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Matthew Todd <mailto:toddpianoworks at att.net>  

To: pianotech at ptg.org 

Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:07 AM

Subject: [pianotech] Damper felt regluing

 


I could not find this in the archives, but what is the second best type of
glue to use when you glue one or two damper felts back on a customers piano,
when whipping up a batch of hot hide glue is not practical?

TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578

http://www.toddpianoworks.com

 

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