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<div class=Section1><pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1=
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier =
New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Don</span></font></st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A note =
and little warning aside from the subject matter discussed.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>Perhaps<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>you</span></font></span> know =
this,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>but</span></font></span> avoid using CA glue =
for gluing plate felt & cloth.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I tried doing =
this<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>with</span></font></span> CA glue when =
I<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>did</span></font></span> not want to wait for =
the drying time needed by other glues I =
normally<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>use</span></font></span>.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Much to my =
dismay<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>in</span></font></span> several weeks I had =
to completely restring the piano because the =
chemical<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>reaction</span></font></span> =
had<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier =
New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>severly</span></font></span></span> rusted =
the strings where they contacted the felt and cloth.<span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Not =
a<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>good</span></font></span> way to =
learn.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thought =
this might be of some interest.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>I learned sometimes the quick =
fix<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>is</span></font></span> not always =
the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt'>best</span></font></span> =
fix.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As someone just starting in this business, I’m =
here
more to learn than to <span class=GramE>advise</span>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But, I’ve been a chemist =
for
twenty years, and, perhaps, can shed some light on this topic from a =
different
angle.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After mulling over the facts, doing a little =
research, and
re-reading the thread a couple of times, it seems to me Don’s =
problem was
from fuming. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>He mentions =
that he
didn’t want to wait for the drying time of other glues, so maybe =
he
closed up the beast too soon. <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Even
though CA glues bond quickly, they can take a couple of hours up to a =
couple of
days to fully cure. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The =
fumes will
react with any moisture they contact (felt’s full of it, probably
anywhere the strings were touched, wood moisture, etc.) and could cause
corrosion on strings where they contacted the felt. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It’s true that the polymer =
formed
is waterproof, so any “treated” metal, such as tuning pin, =
hitch
pins should be okay.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So maybe the take-home lessons is to use CA glue when
appropriate, but for your safety and the piano’s, have good<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>ventilation, and maybe leave =
the case
open for a day or two.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Delmore<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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