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<DIV>List,</DIV>
<DIV> At the risk of being lynched, burnt at the cross or
forced to listen to rap music, I feel I must question why someone would use any
other glue than hide glue on WEAR items. WEAR items being bushings
especially. Bushings are replaced so often one could make a good
living solely replacing them, and when they are put in originally from the
manufacturer or replaced by the technician with a glue that does not
release from the pores of wood the nightmare begins. If one is looking for the
convenience of a glue in a squirt bottle like Titebond or Elmer's and does not
want to deal with hot hide glue then use cold hide glue, it is readily available
and strong as can be, and more importantly it is EASILY REVERSIBLE, thus sparing
the next technician much grief. An ounce of prevention prevents a pound of cure.
With EVERY keyboard and button manufacturer except myself using a PVA based glue
on their bushings in the buttons and mortises, I feel for the next generations
of technicians having to deal with this preventable problem. Think hide glue,
love hide glue. Mike</DIV>
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<DIV>Michael A. Morvan<BR>Blackstone Valley Piano<BR>Dedicated To Advancing The
Art Of Keyboard Restoration<BR>76 Sutton Street<BR>Uxbridge, Ma. 01569<BR>(508)
278-9762<BR><A
href="mailto:Keymaestro@verizon.net">Keymaestro@verizon.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.pianoandorgankeys.com">www.pianoandorgankeys.com</A>
<BR><A
href="http://www.thepianorebuilders.com">www.thepianorebuilders.com</A></DIV>
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