<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the use of epoxy in restoring is a fascinating technique. but it should be used with greatest care.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>fluid epoxy ring molecules = easily pass your cell membranes and cracks your DNA.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>highly cancerogen though. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>even with gloves it is nearly = impossible to avoid touch with your skin when applying and working on an instrument.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is it that worth?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bernhard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Monday, February 09, 2004 = 11:46 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Filling sub cap = holes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe. Yes, you quoted my correctly, = but I did not quote you. I simply referred to your suggestion of inserting a = length of hardwood dowel into the old bridge pin holes. I see how you could = have misinterpreted my statement about epoxy. I was not saying that you use = epoxy. I was suggesting that after one does whatever they want with = epoxy, then they might want to do insert a dowel as Joe had suggested. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not trying to put my words in your = mouth! Sorry Joe.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Joseph Garrett" <</FONT><A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>joegarrett@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 8:39 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Filling sub cap = holes</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> HUH!??????? someone said I said: ". Beyond that comes = Joe's idea of shoving<BR>> a piece of hard wood=<BR>>  into the hole = after the hole has been partially filled with thickened<BR>> epoxy"<BR>> = <BR>> Whoever misquoted that, shame! I do not use Epoxy for that operation. = I use<BR>> glue!!!!!<BR>> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR>> = Captain, Tool Police<BR>> Squares Are I<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list = info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>