<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 4, 2008 5:43 PM, William R. Monroe <<a href="mailto:pianotech@a440piano.net">pianotech@a440piano.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2">Hi John,</font></div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2">Me?  Get glue where it shouldn't be?  Shame on you for suggesting that.  My glue is always perfect ;-]  I've never had glue beads below the bushings, and when I did, a fine exacto worked well to remove them (double ;-]).</font></div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2">After the very steep learning curve, no, not much trouble.  You develop a feel very quickly for how much glue is the right amount (at the right consistency), so the problem of squeeze out it eliminated.  The key here is letting the glue tack slightly as well, which allows you to lay the cloth across the keys, bench, your head, whatever without transferring glue.  The warmed cauls then ensure a good bond when they are inserted.</font></div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2">Without heated brass, you may have some adhesion problems letting the glue tack before inserting.</font></div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2">As someone once said, ".....If anything goes wrong, go back to the beginning."</font></div></div></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Got it!  That makes perfect sense. <br></div></div><br>-- <br>JF<br>