My problem is exactly the opposite for some reason, during our dry season (we get 10% humidity here for over three months!), many of my keys start to stick. Logic would tell me that it should be the opposite (a wood expands with humidity)...
I tried Neil Brooks teflon suspension, it helped a little, but I found I needed to use some sandpaper on those specific keys... On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Barbara Currier <[email protected]>wrote: > Okay, Augusto, here goes: > > Go to a hobby shop and get thick superglue or gel superglue. Get a bottle > of accelerator to make the glue set quickly. Get a set of needle files. [my > diagnostic tip: use a maglight or other flashlight/torch and shine it inside > your keybox through the holes with keys in place, look at the outside to see > where you need to shim, helps you know where to file later, too] Take your > wobbly key out. Swab the area of the keyhole to be shimmed with a cotton > swab dipped in accelerator. Use a toothpick and smooth superglue where you > need to shim. It will set very quickly. Keep the tube of glue away from the > bottle of accelerator and the swab. Making sure the glue has set completely, > file the slab of dried glue smooth and the right size to allow your key to > slide easily in and out of the keyhole. > > Cali says it will last about 3 years. > > How'd I do, Cali? > > Barbara > > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> hi, Barbara >> >> nice instrument, that of the link >> >> could you please share the tips Cali gave you with all of us? >> >> Augusto >> Brazil >> >> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Barbara Currier < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, HG folk, >>> >>> I found another of my Bassot's brothers online. He's in Milan and has a >>> lion's head with monkey features, lol!! I wish they had a close up of the >>> head. >>> >>> * >>> http://www.audiografia.com/blog/index.php/la-ghironda-hurdy-gurdy-vielle-a-roue/le-ghironde-nei-musei/milano-museo-strumenti-musicali-castello-sforzesco/ >>> >>> *Cali, thank you for the superglue and accelerator tips at OTW. I'm >>> shimming the keyholes and filling in these inexplicable (by me, anyway, they >>> look deliberate) scoops out of the keys. Little by little, he is improving. >>> >>> ATB, >>> Barbara >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >>> >>> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found >>> at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts >>> from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from >> new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
