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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Paul!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul T Williams<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 05, 2011 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Type of glue for a Kawai<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jer,</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>That's why I like the PVC-E glue. Although it takes a little longer to set, you do have a couple minutes to "play" with the items to line up where you want them. Just a thought...</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul</span> <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>From:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3@comcast.net></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>To:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><pianotech@ptg.org></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Date:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>03/05/2011 01:21 PM</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Subject:</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Re: [pianotech] Type of glue for a Kawai</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=3 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I've had great luck using contact cement. You have to be very careful lining the felt up because you really only get one chance at getting it correct with that stuff so you want to make sure everything is lined up correctly before you glue it down.</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><br><tt>Jer</tt><br><tt> </tt><br><br><tt>-----Original Message-----</tt><br><tt>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [</tt></span><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></tt></a><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>] On Behalf Of David Weiss</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><tt>Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM</tt><br><tt>To: pianotech@ptg.org</tt><br><tt>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Type of glue for a Kawai</tt><br><br><tt>While we're on the subject:</tt><br><br><tt>I'm replacing the felt on a muffler rail on an upright. (Mouse damage.) What's the best glue for gluing the felt to the metal rail?</tt><br><br><tt>David Weiss</tt><br><br><tt>-----Original Message-----</tt><br><tt>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [</tt></span><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></tt></a><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>] On Behalf Of Don Mannino</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><tt>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:47 PM</tt><br><tt>To: pianotech@ptg.org</tt><br><tt>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Type of glue for a Kawai</tt><br><br><tt>Phil,</tt><br><br><tt>As you found, wood glue does not adhere well to plastics. Common choices are PVC-E, PVC-A, C/A glue (needs to be very thick C/A to prevent soaking into the felt too much), or epoxy.</tt><br><br><tt>The PVC glues are good to carry because they also work well for minor wood repairs in many cases.</tt><br><br><tt>Don Mannino</tt><br><br><tt>-----Original Message-----</tt><br><tt>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [</tt></span><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</span></tt></a><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>] On Behalf Of Phil Ryan</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><tt>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:19 PM</tt><br><tt>To: pianotech@ptg.org</tt><br><tt>Subject: [pianotech] Type of glue for a Kawai</tt><br><br><br><tt>I replaced a butt-felt on a Kawai upright piano that had fallen off somewhere and the jack was making noise. The piano was the new carbon fiber (black plastic) type of action. I used some white glue I had in </tt><br><tt>my case and when it got tacky I reassemble it. Worked fine! Played it </tt><br><tt>a hundred times. Day later I get a call-back, the jack is clanking again. Did I use the wrong type of glue for this material? CA perhaps?</tt><br><br><tt>Phil Ryan</tt><br><tt>Miami Beach</tt><br><br><br><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>