That would probably be a concern for me then... I can think of a lot of very-small-amount uses, but the lyre is the only larger application I can think of that I've seen for a long time. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 4:58 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at bellaliant.net> wrote: > If you use it infrequently, shelf life is a consideration. > I have a couple of partial cans of the powder left over. > Possibly the catalyst (liquid) can be bought separate now. > It is an excellent product. > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia > > On 06-06-2012, at 6:47 PM, paul bruesch wrote: > > Mark, > > Interesting you'd post this today. Last week I visited a Howard grand > whose lyre, well, needs some work. The single large screw into the keybed > simply spins and goes nowhere. I was planning to repair it using T-nuts, > but a product that can be used where CA glue would not be effective would > be good. It sounds as though you use it a fair amount, right? How long has > the small kit lasted for you? How quickly does it set up, e.g. for the > lyre, or for S&S action brackets (I needed it for that on Monday!!) > > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Mark Dierauf <pianotech at nhpianos.com>wrote: > >> I would add that the Lakewood is very handy stuff to have around. I carry >> the small kit with me on my rounds, and have used it in customer's homes >> for repairing stripped screw holes, including stripped lyre screws. In >> fact, once I had to fill large sections of the underside of a keybed where >> the lyre had literally been torn out of the piano. You can mix it thin, so >> it will be self-leveling or run down into small hinge screw holes, or as a >> thick putty for working overhead, as on lyre screws. It's my method of >> choice for repairing stripped Steinway action bracket screws. It's not >> inexpensive, and it reeks like bondo on steroids, but I I wouldn't want to >> be without it. >> >> - Mark >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120606/4dfecf7a/attachment.htm>
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