<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>Hello, David.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>The name can be "stratification epoxy system" . I bought European epoxy you = surely will not find</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>The consistence is in Brookfield , mine was 600 +-100, with a 50 min pot = life , takes 5 days to be hard.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002>Different hardeners can be used on mine, = giving different viscosity.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>I used it to reinforce an old cap on a little grand, was 3 years ago, worked fine.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>it really dripped in the wood. This epoxy is used for marine works (surf, = boats) and planes. Ask for the specification regarding the shore and the = elasticity modulus of the product.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>I may admit I am totally unsure of how it will hold in time. My cap was not = broken, just the little habitual cracks.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>I washed the excess with acetone and inserted new bridge pins. Did not = like the mess of washing the cap , but it was not so hard.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>May be some graphite can be added in the top coating, but I doubt it will allow = for a really good string rendering .</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>I wondered that if string rendering is poor, if that does not conduct to = bridge roll condition sooner or later ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>What do you think ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002>Regards.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380510207-02012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380510207-02012002>Isaac OLEG</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> David Love<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> mercredi 2 janvier 2002 = 06:51<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Epoxy<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>I keep hearing mention of an epoxy that is the = consistency of water.  Who makes this product and where can I get it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>