<!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 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I do not find the contact cement to be any good at all. It leaves a horrible mess on the key, and the ivory.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Mind you, the person who did the job, might not have been careful.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>White glue in conjunction with the C/A has worked well for me.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></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=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael Magness</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 28, 2007 6:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: gluing ivories</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 9/28/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Willem Blees</B> <<A href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">wimblees@aol.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Jim<BR><BR>You can use CA glue. But use the thick stuff and the kicker. Just make sure it's put on correctly the first time, and be sure you don't get any of it on your finger as you're attaching the ivory to the glue. That stuff works very well between skin and ivory. (ask me how I know) <IMG height=19 alt=;-) width=19><BR><BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter Press<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.pianotuning.com/" target=_blank>www.pianotuning.com</A></DIV><SPAN class=q><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Jim <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:jim@jimkinnear.com" target=_blank>jim@jimkinnear.com </A>><BR>To: Pianotech List <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target=_blank>pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 9:26 am<BR>Subject: gluing ivories <BR><BR></SPAN> <DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=q>Hi gang<BR><BR>As one who definitely has more to learn than to instruct, I have a pesky <BR>problem to share . .<BR><BR>What glue system do you use to re-attach ivory ( heads, usually )<BR>I found out the hard way decades ago that water based glue does not work <BR></SPAN>with the ivory, as it caus! es it to curl.<SPAN class=q><BR><BR>What is the most effective way to get them to stay put, especially when on <BR>site with only a few to fix . . ???<BR><BR>Inquiring minds want to know . . <BR><BR>Jim Kinnear <BR></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>For field repairs I have used contact cement, that's what I was told when I started out eons ago, it's a trifle more forgiving </DIV> <DIV>than CA and less chance you'll glue the ivory or the key to yourself. It does require a little more time though.</DIV> <DIV><BR clear=all>Mike<BR>-- <BR>You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother. --Albert Einstein<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>