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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:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Including that. Put a mass of quick-cure epoxy in a plastic cup sometime. Make sure it’s on a durable surface and well-ventilated. Then stand back! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>When used to bed bridge pins, however, the heat generated by the curing epoxy is dissipated into the wood and pins. You’ll not measure the temperature rise with any tools we’re likely to own.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>ddf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Delwin D Fandrich</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Piano Design & Fabrication</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423'>6939 Foothill Court SW, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Olympia, Washington 98512 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'><a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com"><span style='color:blue'>del@fandrichpiano.com </span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>— </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'><a href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>ddfandrich@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><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>Rob McCall<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Bridge cap epoxy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Am I to assume we're talking about added heat over and above what the epoxy produces all on it's own?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>I like the West system. It doesn't get any easier than that for me. :-)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>Rob McCall<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>McCall Piano Service, LLC<br><a href="http://www.mccallpiano.com">www.mccallpiano.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>Murrieta, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>951-698-1875<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>On Nov 29, 2011, at 11:16 , Delwin D Fandrich wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Heat will also weaken epoxy. Use a thin coating epoxy such as that made by System Three.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>ddf</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Delwin D Fandrich</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Piano Design & Fabrication</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423'>6939 Foothill Court SW,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Olympia, Washington 98512 USA</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'>Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423'><a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">del@fandrichpiano.com<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></a>—<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com">ddfandrich@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]">[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>John Ross<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:20 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [pianotech] Bridge cap epoxy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Heat will thin epoxy, so that it penetrates.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>John Ross<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Windsor, Nova Scotia<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>On 29-11-2011, at 5:49 AM, Joe Wiencek wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Hello list,<br>I've been reading with great interest about the recent articles in the Journal about treating bridges with thin epoxy. I am trying to imagine an epoxy that's thin enough to be put on the bridge cap without it adding material. Is there a very thin viscosity epoxy on the market that's being used for this, or the possibility of thinning epoxy with lacquer thinner or some other solvent?<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>Thanks for any input.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>Joe Wiencek<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:36.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>