<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I was told the reason the white glue was used, was to allow the rebushed flange, to be undone, and used again. It wasn't meant to be permanent.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That is what I was told, when I did the technical part of the exam.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sticking w/ Your Favorite Glue was RE: Where's the action cloth</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Joe Garrett<SPAN class=250191002-18032005> said: "</SPAN>The only glue, <SPAN class=250191002-18032005>'</SPAN>allowed<SPAN class=250191002-18032005>'</SPAN>, for the technical exam, is white glue.<SPAN class=250191002-18032005>"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>This is interesting for three reasons:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>1. At the Associates Seminar (prepping people for the tests) all the glues in evidence where yellow, i.e., Titebond or Elmers Carpenter.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>2. Assuming that "white glue" here translates to "Elmers" school-type glue, I never use it in the piano ...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>3. The reason I never use it is from my early training in the business, specifically Reblitz, 2nd Edition, page 81 "...because it is too hard to remove by scraping and sanding only turns it gummy and sticky, ruining the sandpaper ... never use white glue for anything that might have to be broken apart and reglued again in the future." </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>On the other hand, yellow glue isn't much better in that category. Yet people are routinely using it, especially in the field, for key felts, bridle straps, key slip shims, hammer rail props, etc. To which I say: "Hmmmmmmmm......"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>So I've become a fan of PVC-E. Not for wood repairs (yellow) but for any felt and cloth gluing. On the third hand(?): Is THIS stuff any easier to remove in future, or are we just kidding ourselves?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>Anybody no FOR SURE what current Technical Exam rules say???</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>Alan R. Barnard</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=250191002-18032005>Sticking Around in Salem, MO</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>