<!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 5.00.2014.210" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=830261203-24041999>John,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=830261203-24041999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=830261203-24041999>The best thing I can recommend is Hot Stuff gap filling glue. It will grab = the ABS fine, and will give you a little time to settle the dampers in position. = Just be sure you have the solvent handy so that you don't become an accessory = item permanently fastened to the action, and be sure the damper is well = aligned before you move on to the next note.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=830261203-24041999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=830261203-24041999>PVC-E works well for gluing felt and wood to ABS, but I have not tried it for = ABS to ABS - let me know if you do try it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=830261203-24041999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=830261203-24041999>Don Mannino</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> John Freeman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 23, 1999 3:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Glue for Kawai plastic <BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am back on this list.  I would = like an opinion from a piano tech who has experience with glueing plastic = dampers to plastic damper wire blocks.  What is the best glue for this purpose.  I have a whole set to replace on a piano which was = vandalized in a University practice room.  The whole set of dampers and = damper levers were torn to pieces along with about half of the hammer butts, = shanks and hammers..  I have been off the list for a while as my = modem went bad and I also changed my IP account.  Thanks in = advance,   John Freeman</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>