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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Back from the Beach!!<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Grand Isle is a great place, although it was hot as =
you-know-what. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Blue crab, $25.00 a =
bushel—yum!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyway, I checked the pH of Elmer’s white glue, =
it’s
5.2. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So it really =
“shouldn’t”
be accelerating CA glue (which need <span class=GramE>moisture,</span> =
and
hydroxyl ion for reaction). <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’ll
check the buffering capacity when I get some time, may be the CA glue =
has
enough <span class=GramE>base</span> to overcome the Elmer’s pH. =
<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I wish I could try some =
experiments to
determine the relative bonding strengths, bonding and curing times for =
various
mixtures, but with the Louisiana humidity, it’s <span =
class=SpellE>gonna</span>
be tough for me to find a “dry” place to do the tests. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Maybe someone in the desert =
Southwest
would be interested in collaborating?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I bought the previously mentioned Brinkerhoff =
“lab”
piano yesterday. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span =
class=GramE>Talked
her down to $50.00 after looking at it.</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>For my purposes, it seems =
ideal—has
a couple of any kind of problem you <span class=GramE>( I</span> ) can =
imagine.
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Couple of broken hammer =
shanks
(keys 1 & 2 though), about 3 broken string (really high treble), =
some “sprung”
hammer heads. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Keeping in =
mind the
purpose of this piano (a learning tool—I’m not looking to =
resale
for a profit), does anyone have any advice for a “temporary =
fix”
for the sprung hammer heads? <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I know
the tone will be crappy, and I will replace all the hammers when I get =
to that
point, but for now, I’d just like to stabilize them. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Just glue the felt back down and =
clamp? (BTW,
this is not the piano I’m learning to tune on—that would be =
a
nightmare!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Delmore<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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