<!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 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Hi Andre,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Um, Colodion?  I = don't believe I'm familiar with that one.  Does it have another = name?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. = Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Madison, WI</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=antares@euronet.nl = href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl">antares</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 12, = 2005 4:41 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Glues,powders,softeners,etc</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 12-jan-05, at 18:22, <A href="mailto:mps@usol.com">mps@usol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>What do you consider to be the best beginners arsenal of = Glues, <BR>Powders, Hardeners, Softeners, etc for a new tech?<BR><BR>I am = repairing and will soon begin trying my hand at voicing.<BR><BR>Thank you in advance<BR><BR>Mark Montbriand<BR><BR>Mark's Piano = service<BR>Freeland,<BR>MI<BR><BR>_______________________________________= ________<BR>pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR= >Well, for one, we have developed a glue for gluing hammers only which is = just like the Yamaha hammer glue.<BR>It is a white, expanding, glue, does not = drip and thus forms a nice collar or ring around the shank.<BR>We <I>just</I> = improved it and found the perfect formula, meaning that it is perfect. It gets = stone hard and forms a very tight connection between the hammer head and the = shank. The fact that it expands means that the drilling can be wide. This = gives you ample time to position the hammers.<BR><BR>Powders : I use only pure = teflon powder.<BR><BR>Hardener : I only use colodion.<BR><BR>Softener : never = use it. We usually don't soften hammers with chemicals but with needling.<BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André = Oorebeek<BR><BR>Vita Dura Est<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>