<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007>I was not questioning the choice of Titebond for hanging hammers, especially not for a field repair.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007>Rather, your mention of it simply reminded me of a question that I had meant to ask -- and for that I thank you.  From what I remember being said in the class, the twist doesn't show up until well after the glue has set (days or weeks later, if I recall correctly).  It had something to do with moisture retention and release in aliphatic resin glues as compared with hide glue.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007>Also, am I correct in remembering that hide glue pulls pieces together as it dries?  Would that characteristic be of any use in the soundboard repair that intially started this discussion?  Is the draw-together strong enough to do something like that, or only enough to seal up small spaces in a glue joint?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007>Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=805180921-05082007>Annie</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>On the issue of hanging hammers with Titebond and my post from last night, I was referring to a field repair in which I didn't have time to go home and get my gluepot come back and wait the appropriate amount of time for the glue to properly set. The artist(George Winston) likes to come in at 1 or 2 AM to rehearse on the piano and critique the tuning and any other "problems" he finds. I did have enough time for the Titebond to set before then. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have hung hammers with hot hide glue until the last year or so. I then discovered the trim and moulding glue that Titebond makes. It has a faster cure time, it's "open" time is only about 8 minutes but like titebond if you find you have some crooked or twisted hammers the next day it will release with a heat gun and re-adhere when it cools.  <BR>-- <BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A>  </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>