[pianotech] To Restore or not to restore - LocTite

[Dean May]

Go to your hobby shop and get the CA they sell there. I get it in the 8 oz
bottle, a lot cheaper, about $20. My hobby shop is also now carrying like a
mini turkey baster bulb for 50 cents that is 6-8 inches long with a very
narrow tip. It is perfect and I can re-use it several times and then throw
it away. I'll try to get a picture of it up.

 

With the apparent results you are getting with the Loc Tite I would try a
better glue. 

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Chuck Behm
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:02 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] To Restore or not to restore - LocTite

 

Don - I don't know if there is a consensus as to what to use. I use Loc
-Tite brand in the applicator with the long, narrow applicator. I put the
piano on its back, and go apply the glue next to the pin so it follows
around the bushing. Usually if you go over it twice, it gets to the point
where no more is absorbed, and an more will run down the front of the plate
when the piano is tipped back up. I do not claim to be an expert on this,
however, so I would get the opinion of someone who used it on a more
frequent basis than I do. 

     Most pianos I've treated have responded more favorably than the one I
worked on today.  Chuck

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