<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Re: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....</title> </head> <body> <p align="left">Well, Wim...look where you ended up...<br/><br/>David Ilvedson, RPT<br/>Pacifica, CA 94044<br/><br/></p> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Willem Blees" <wimblees@aol.com> </wimblees@aol.com><br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Received: 1/4/2008 12:28:03 PM<br/>Subject: Re: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....<br/><br/> <p align="left"> <wbr> </wbr> I have used titebond for years for all my wood gluing needs, including hanging hammers. I don't even own a glue pot. I just could never see the need for all that mess.  <br/><br/> </p> <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><br/><br/>-----Original Message-----<br/>From: Prof. Euphonious Thump <lclgcnp@yahoo.com><br/>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br/>Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 9:41 am<br/>Subject: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....<br/><br/> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_53f1a8fa-4f4f-4eca-855e-1fc01d394a1e" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: #000; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; background-color: #fff"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt"><tt>I saw the "sandable" and "fills small gaps" description on the bottle, tried some on some test bushings, and truly liked the way it handled ! Held the felt fast, but still softened under water, dried harder than PVC or regular PVBA ( meaning less sweling in humidity, I suspect ). Unless someone gives me a good reason not to, I intend to use this stuff on keybushungs ( and soundboard shims ) henceforth. G m --- Jon Page <<a href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">jonpage@comcast.net</a>> wrote: > >What do you use to get such a good, clean cut at > the > >top when you're finished? Razor blade or what? > > A razor blade cut through the veneer and cloth > against the brass caul. > > For the bushing on the left, that was a Bushmaster > install. I cut from the > center out with a razor blade once the cauls are > removed and then sand > the buttons with a palm sander and 180 grit paper. > -- > > Regards, > > Jon Page ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. <a href="http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping" target="_blank">http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping</a> </tt></pre> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top: 10px"/>More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div> </div> <p align="left"> <wbr> </wbr> </p> </body> </html>