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<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue>Don,<BR><BR>Did you hit=
it with an accelorator? I believe that has water in=
it?<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Don Valley=
<DVALLEY1@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received:=
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:11:05 -0400<BR>Subject: RE: CA Glue<BR><BR>
<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. =
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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>
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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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<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>
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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">but=
avoid using CA glue for gluing plate felt & cloth. I=
tried doing this with CA glue when I</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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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">did not=
want to wait for the drying time needed by other glues I=
normally use. Much to my dismay</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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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">in=
several weeks I had to completely restring the piano because the=
chemical reaction had</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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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">severly=
rusted the strings where they contacted the felt and=
cloth. Not a good way to learn.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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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">Thought=
this might be of some interest. I learned sometimes the=
quick fix is not always the</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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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">best=
fix.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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