[pianotech] To Restore or not to restore - LocTite

Don pianotuna at accesscomm.ca
Sat Apr 11 23:15:46 PDT 2009


Hi Chuck,

How many ounces of glue are you using on a typical treatment?

It sounds to me as if you may lean towards the "apply as little as
possible" camp. (I'm not)

Do you recommend humidity control afterwards? (I do).

At 11:02 PM 4/11/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>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
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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