<WBR>Jim<br>
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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=;-) src="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/30978/aol/en-us/images/aimex/wink.gif" width=19><br>
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<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>
www.pianotuning.com</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Jim <jim@jimkinnear.com><br>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 9:26 am<br>
Subject: gluing ivories<br>
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<div id=AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8><BASE href="file://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery\"> <STYLE> #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 <!--body {color: 000000; margin-left: 5 px; margin-top: 15 px; background-position-x:0%; background-position-y:0%;} @#AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 font-face {font-family:"MS Sans Serif"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @#AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 font-face {font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:script; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} @#AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 span.SpellE {mso-style-name:""; mso-spl-e:yes;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 span.GramE {mso-style-name:""; mso-gram-e:yes;} @#AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in
1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <STYLE> #AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </STYLE> <div>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> with the ivory, as it causes it to curl.<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> </div> </div> <!-- end of AOLMsgPart_2_c695ded4-6db8-4b94-892d-4c62f2c5b9c8 --><div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>