I try not to, but sometimes that's the only option. I use a small
artist brush. It takes a little time and patience but it's doable.
Some people just cant afford to have the piano restrung to make the
proper repair. I usually end up getting to do the proper job later
down the road.
Al
Hi Al.
I dont think its necessary to do a whole restringing job to apply CA
thoroughly... but I find that getting the strings out of the way
temporarily allows for a much better soaking of the bridge without the
string getting affected. I've tried it both ways and just don't like the
amount of CA I get in with the strings on unless I create myself a
problem getting rid of a fairly significant buildup of CA on the
string.... It wicks every which way :) So I just loosen a unison, move
the strings out of the way.. wick in a as much CA as will go in and then
put the strings back in place. Seems like a wearysome process... but you
gain some time in how quick the application of CA goes, plus you dont
have to stand over those fumes as much. It takes a bit longer... but
not all that much. I put off a half a day for this way of doing it and
leave the piano nicely in tune.
What I like about Cellulose is that it does a very good job of soaking
in without getting on the string hardly at all.... seems drawn to the
wood if you get my meaning... and it takes a bit longer to <<stick>> to
the metal of the string so its real easy to wipe as you go. I have a
piece of 3 mm thick felt I keep cutting little pieces up to quickly wipe
between the strings at the bridge. The whole process adds about 10
minutes to a tuning.
Restringing might be an desirable option if you were using epoxy... but
like I said I dont use epoxy for this unless I'm getting at least that
far into a repair to begin with.
Cheers
RicB
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