Tom, That formula works very well on old hide glue, but I never tried it on modern glues. Al - High Point, NC On Feb 12, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Tom Driscoll wrote: > Years back I used liquid hide glue thinned with acetic acid but it never got as thin as the CA. > > > > On 02/12/11, Alan Eder<reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:Tom, > > Interesting information. I appreciate it. > > Any guess as to how long the CA fix has held up so far? That would certainly be a lower cost approach, and most of the time I have used it on loose grand hammer heads, the problem has not returned. > > Thanks, > > Alan E. > > > Alan, > I'm not sure about how long this solution will hold up but the reason the heads failed is that the fit leaves no room for the glue. > The CA however is VERY thin and acts like water down the drain when applied so maybe my doubts are misplaced as to the long term effectivness here. > Years back I used liquid hide glue thinned with acetic acid but it never got as thin as the CA. . > Any thoughts my list friends? > > Tom Driscoll -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110213/50f7528f/attachment.htm>
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