<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Glue dries hard, and so if it's under a material that is cushioning the impact of a blow, it defeats that effect.  Glueing only at the ends creates an "air gap" between the layers which improves cushioning.  The wippen heel cushion is another such area where an air gap is needed; can you think of other locations in a vertical or grand action?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>ABQ, NM</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:55 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Buckskin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>No Scott, no one did (unless I missed it).  I haven't started it yet, so thank you.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Scott Jackson <<A href="mailto:ScottWayneJackson@hotmail.com">ScottWayneJackson@hotmail.com</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1611" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008>Matthew,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008>Sorry this is a bit late, but I suddenly thought, did anyone mention that you only glue each end of the skin? The area over the underfelt, where the jack pushes, should be free from glue.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008>Scott Jackson</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008>Listen to the Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359342212-31072008><A href="http://www.abc.net.au/classic/sipca/">http://www.abc.net.au/classic/sipca/</A> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Matthew Todd<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:24<BR><B>To:</B> hpp@highpointpiano.com; Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Buckskin<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I realize that PVC-E is self clamping (or so they say) when applying on keytops.  Will it hold true with a buckskin?  If not, what clamping method can I use?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>