<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD><TITLE>RE: Titebond extend gluing times.</TITLE> <STYLE type=text/css></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Ron:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I meant working time for gluing the ribbed panel into the rim.  But the general question is how much additional time does Titebond Extend give you over regular Titebond?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sec@overspianos.com.au href="mailto:sec@overspianos.com.au">Overs Pianos</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 8/30/2003 5:15:35 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Titebond extend gluing times.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Ron:<BR><BR>What is the working time for the Titebond Extend.  Enough time for one<BR>person to clamp up a soundboard including the cutoff bar? <BR><BR>David Love</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>David,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>The cutoff bar is already fitted to the case separately. The time required is that for the application of glue to the ribs and clamping the panel down onto the ribs<FONT color=#0000ff> (this is all done the right way up, and not inverted as it is when a shaped caul is involved and either go bars or pressurised air employed)</FONT>. The sound board does not extend out over the cut-off area. This area will be filled with a piece of structural ply which is veneered top and bottom with Rock Maple.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Ron O.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=-2><BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=+1><B>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000><I>    </I></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><I> Grand Piano Manufacturers</I></FONT><FONT color=#000000><BR>     _______________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=-2><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000>Web http://overspianos.com.au<BR>mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<BR>     _______________________</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>