[pianotech] Totally Glueless II

[Ron Nossaman]

On 2/6/2013 5:21 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:

> And this puppy wasn't even screwed to the apron.

Something had to be holding it together when it was strung. I've seen 
separated bridges that looked for all the world like they didn't have 
any glue in there, but on really close inspection, I could see a sort of 
sparkly crystalline residue. It looked to me like the glue was mixed too 
thin and pretty much squeezed out of the joint. Wetting the surface made 
it sticky, so there was something there even though it wasn't obvious to 
the point of being difficult to detect. If your old shop dog is still 
around, have her taste test it.
Ron N