[pianotech] Belly talk

[Terry Farrell]

Well, it would certainly work, but there are several much more appropriate glues for the task. I suspect the next rebuilder a hundred years from now would have a good few choice words for you if you epoxied the board in!

Terry Farrell

On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:50 PM, David Love wrote:

> No.  Epoxy is not the right stuff for gluing in soundboards. 
>  
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>  
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Euphonious Thumpe
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 3:05 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Belly talk
>  
> Would it make sense to use Terry's "Two-Step" epoxy method here: painting the perimeter of the board where you want it glued (masked off) with thin, and then gently pressing the board down into an adequately thick layer of epoxy mixed with filler on the rim; to keep from introducing unwanted stresses into the structure???
> 
> 
> Thumpe
>  
> From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>; 
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; 
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Belly talk 
> Sent: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 10:07:42 PM
> 
> On 11/30/2012 2:51 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:
> > I agree with what you've said Ron. I was just trying to point out
> > that if he was considering leveling the rim out, if the soundboard
> > actually mates better with the crown, then there is actually reason
> > to leave it in (reason beyond the fact that it won't matter one way
> > or the other). And if it makes for a worse mating between the rim and
> > board, then if it will ease his conscience, then level that rim off.
> 
> Sounds right to me.
> 
> 
> > I have not ever reshaped a rim.
> 
> Other than playing with the bevel in a couple years ago, me neither.
> 
> Ron N
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