<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"...wouldn't have a problem with a drop of CA to all the rest to = help solidify them for the time being..."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, as long as the anticipated = follow-up work was jack replacement, rather than gluing with Titebond. I should think = that application of CA to the mating wood surfaces would pretty much ruin a = good Titebond glue surface.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Tuesday, November 09, = 2004 10:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Unglued grand jack = tender</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left>I agree, a little titebond applied with a toothpick = or such and you have a good repair.  I wouldn't have a problem with = a drop of CA to all the rest to help solidify them for the time = being...</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Joe Garrett = <<A = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>>= <BR>To: pianotech <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: = Tue, 9 Nov 2004 17:54:28 -0800<BR>Subject: Re: Unglued grand jack = tender</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Cy asked: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> why are those =<BR>jacks made in = two pieces to begin with?  Is it just so they can fail in =<BR>a repairable = way if regulation is off (too much aftertouch)?<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being the maker of obsolete action = parts, I can say the Jack is the most difficult item to make. (just close your eyes = and try to imagine how that configuration is cut!) It's made that way, because = it's better, IMO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, I hope you are prepared to = replace those jacks, as in fairly soon, as CA doesn't last very well in Stress = applications. Please don't do that anymore. I don't care if it is in some PTG manual.....it's a bad way to repair something like that! Especially in = a high end piano! Yikes!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>