<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for the tip Ron.  I found a vendor in town that sells 3M products and they had a 5 oz. 18 dollar tube of 1099 ScotchWeld adhesive.  It was their smallest quantity.  I charged the expense to the job.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The remainder of the original actuators that hadn’t fallen off yet I was able to break off easily.  After removing the four screws that hold the pneumatic assembly to the underside of the keybed, I was able to rotate it around so that I could access the area better.  After regluing what actuators I could find with ScotchWeld I left it alone for three days (scheduling reasons mostly).  This gave the glue ample time to harden.  It has the consistency of rubber cement and is about the same color.  I tried to break one off to give the glue a good test.  I could feel the pneumatic leaf bending so I stopped.  I’m thinking I might try PVCE next time  ............  but that may be 10 years from now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The end result was a fully functioning Universal Player Piano short of a few notes on each end.  From the factory these pianos were 80 note players.  Due to 11 missing actuators this piano is now a 69 note player.  <FONT face=Arial>The buyer’s intentions will be sufficiently satisfied with this piano’s current capabilities. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>archival information ....... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>7 hours job time.  A half hour of this was allowed for glue research and purchase.  If I had to do this job in the home, I’d allow an extra hour.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The wooden push rods are easily made with quarter inch dowel, 4.5 and 6.5 inches long with 6d inch and a quarter finish nails.  The package I found was labeled 17 X 1 1/4  1.4 mm X 31.8 mm.  The nail was slightly thinner but worked well enough.  16 gauge is closer in diameter.  </FONT><FONT face=Arial>The small wool punchings used on these push rods for shimming I’ve never seen anywhere else. They’re slightly larger than a quarter inch in diameter. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The dealer opted not to have the missing actuators duplicated.  Their dimensions are 5/32 (.155 in) X 7/16 X 1 1/16.  The hole is a .128 or 1/8 inch and wallowed out so the nail can move freely as the pneumatic leaf moves.  The originals were nylon or similar and I’d expect a good hardwood would make a suitable replacement.  ScotchWeld should work just as well to hold these on.  </FONT>Lar</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>When reinstalling the pneumatic assembly the guides for the push rods have a tendency to hang up on the keybed making the level of the keys look bad.  I gave each guide rail a small push towards the back of the piano and that released them.  Prior to doing that I didn’t know they were hanging up however the level adjustment or shimming of the entire assembly was hindered until I did that.  Discovering this suddenly released all the “stored energy” and the keys were all level again immensely reducing my frustration with the job.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">On 9/25/2012 5:10 PM, Larry Fisher RPT wrote:<BR>> I remember going to a plastic vendor in town to get some bonding advice<BR>> and they had nothing nice to say about this material on the subject.<BR>> What’s the latest on this repair?? Anyone have recent experience??<BR>> Lar<BR><BR>Sorry (or happily, depending), no direct experience, but have you looked <BR>at a nitrile adhesive or the like?<BR>Ron N</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>