<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2004 10:27:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspi= ano@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Andrew-I = believe its possible to coat both veneer & lid with thin Hot hide or is = it tight bond, anyway & then Iron it firmly into place. I'll check with = Bob Davis. I think he & Marcia have done this a few times. This would be= way simpler than what I'm hearing proposed.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Hi Dale,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We've used both glues while re-veneering lids, and the iron-on met= hod, and while they are fine for small projects, I don't think I'd do anothe= r lid with this method. The projects came out well, but were just too much o= f a pain. It's hard to get just the right amount of glue, and just the right= amount of dry (although one is re-heating/melting it) while handling large = pieces of veneer. We got a lot of bubbles, which were a pain to get down. It= was hard to keep the veneer joint absolutely tight (although we did use ven= eer tape). I think I'd send it someone with a vacuum press.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I absolutely WOULD use crossbanding. I don't remember if we used maple = or mahogany for crossbanding (the face veneer was fancy figured mahogany), b= ut it is necessary for stability and strength. The cracked 1873 ro= sewood Steinway lid I asked about a month ago is a case in point - it i= s made with face veneer only, in the direction of the core.  Bill Youse= , at the factory Restoration Shop, said this cracking is pretty common on th= e single-veneered lids, which I think go into about the 1880's.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>By the way, I certainly appreciate all the folks who replied about that= lid. We were able to give the customer lots of information about the variou= s pitfalls of lid repairs (probably more than he wanted). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Davis</DIV></BODY></HTML>