<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>I won't debate Reblitz. He's just flat wrong, that's all. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This isn't to say I don't respect the man or his book. But there are better materials and techniques. Some of the stuff in his book is a little dated--believe it or not there IS scientific progress in the treatment of these beasts that haven't changed all that much in a hundred years.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For all who want to argue, I say: "Don't be stubborn. Get some PVC-E. Use this inexpensive, easy, safe, non-smelly, forgiving stuff on your ivories, your plastic, and your felt. Then, with experience, if you choose to use contact cement (shudder), CA, boiled cow's feet, Gorilla Glue, or chewing gum, I have no problem ... do your thing."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This isn't meant to sound as high-horse as it probably does ... don't nobody take no offense nohow, please, not even Mr. Reblitz. (But he IS wrong.) <G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <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=jstuchell@verizon.net href="mailto:jstuchell@verizon.net">jonathan stuchell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 01/05/2006 9:56:39 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Adhesive for Ivories</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Reblitz says "contact cement"....you can debate him  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>   Sir Jonathan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Adhesive for Ivories</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Jonathan said: "Or contact cement on the ends"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=6>NO! </FONT><FONT size=3>(Please?)<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>