<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2004 8:45:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, ANRPiano@= aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a message dated 2/2/2004 7:19:39 PM Paci= fic Standard Time, tune4@earthlink.net writes:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE= ="10"><SPAN class=788021103-03022004>Just curious: how do you plan to "g= lue" the veneer to the core?  Do you have a press rigged up, use c= ontact cement, use a hot glue method, or use hot hide glue?</SPAN></FONT></B= LOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am getting to this now.  I have two = choices, my first would be a vacuum press, but I will need a larger bag than= I have now, I can do an 8 x 4, but need 8.5 x 5.5 to have a comfortable fit= .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have had mixed results with wood glues an= d vacuum presses, I will experiment first. If I can get it to work Tite bond= would be my choice because of the open time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I may rig my pneumatic soundboard press for= this, but I may have to make some modifications to accommodate the thicknes= s of core, veneer, and caul.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On such a large surface I was thinking the = paper backed would be easier to work with than standard veneer.  I will= probably cross band it, simply to be on the safe side.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as laying up the core, it has been a= simple matter of cutting down the larger pieces of material, alternating gr= ain, planing, edgeing, glueing two pieces together at a time and trying to k= eep everything as flat as possible.  I have used bisquets through the f= irst two assembly stages, while these are handy for alignment, I think some = of my alignment problems can be traced to the biscuits.  So the bisques= t have been a mixed blessing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will see about pictures.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew Remillard</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Andrew-I = believe its possible to coat both veneer & lid with thin Hot hide or is = it tight bond, anyway & then Iron it firmly into place. I'll check with = Bob Davis. I think he & Marcia have done this a few times. This would be= way simpler than what I'm hearing proposed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4></FONT> </= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3 FAMILY= ="SERIF" PTSIZE="12">Dale Erwin<BR>Erwins Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Par= ker Rd, Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>erwinspiano@aol.com</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>