<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>