<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom, Hot hide glue doesn't = expand.  It shrinks.  Did you ever leave some glue in the pot after turning off = the heat for a month or two?  That may be a good thing.  Gives = just a little clearance for the center and front pins.  I see what you = mean though. It will flow to fill the space.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></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=Tompiano@aol.com = href="mailto:Tompiano@aol.com">Tompiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 22, 2003 = 10:36 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: key bushing = removal- choice of glue</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Yes, but PVC-E glue does not have the ability to = size the mortise as it sets up. Hide glue, as it dries, jells and expands up to = the size of the caul making it very useful with older keys.<BR>Of course = if sizing is not an issue and keys mortises are too expanded then PVC-E would = work equally well.<BR>Tom Servinsky, RPT</FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>