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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>I am very certain it was the chemical =
reaction from the
CA glue, not the cloth and</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>felt. Those same bolts of material were =
used on
many other pianos with standard</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>glue methods with no problem. In fact =
the same
material was used in re-doing the</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>plate trim and it still is in fine shape =
eight years
later, so it is not affected felt.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>I also use CA glue for occasional looseness =
in bridge
pins with no problem. Perhaps</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>it reacted with some chemical in the felt =
cloth
manufacture. Speculation.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2><SPAN
class=233490320-16082005>Don Valley</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> David Love
[mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August =
16, 2005
12:25 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: CA
Glue<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Are you sure =
it was the
CA glue? I have used CA glue to secure loose bridge pins sometimes =
applying the CA directly to the pins without removing the wire. I =
have
never noticed any tendency toward corrosion in these areas. I have =
also
tacked understring felt with CA at times (though not the thin =
understring cloth)
and not noticed any problems either. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David =
Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Don =
Valley<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, August 15, 2005 =
4:10
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> CA
Glue</SPAN></FONT></P>
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New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A note and little warning =
aside from
the subject matter discussed. Perhaps you know
this,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">but avoid using CA glue =
for gluing
plate felt & cloth. I tried doing this with CA glue when
I</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">did not want to wait for =
the drying
time needed by other glues I normally use. Much to my
dismay</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in several weeks I had to =
completely
restring the piano because the chemical reaction =
had</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">severly rusted the strings =
where
they contacted the felt and cloth. Not a good way to
learn.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thought this might be of =
some
interest. I learned sometimes the quick fix is not always
the</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial =
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">best =
fix.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Don
Valley</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>