<WBR>Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?<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> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 9:41 pm<br> Subject: Re: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_8f136dd8-98af-46ce-87e1-15a2254d2b35> <div align=left>Well, Wim...look where you ended up...<br> <br> David Ilvedson, RPT<br> Pacifica, CA 94044<br> <br> </div> <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"  <br> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> Received: 1/4/2008 12:28:03 PM<br> Subject: Re: Titebond Trim and Molding glue for bushings....<br> <br> <div 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> </div> <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 href="http://www.pianotuning.com/" target=_blank>www.pianotuning.com</A></div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Prof. Euphonious Thump <<A href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A>><br> To: Pianotech List <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><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> <div align=left><WBR> </WBR> </div> </div>