at the same time, two of my tangents started to get a little loose... any thoughts on that? I am weary of using superglue like some people recommend. I am using temporarily something I would use in a bagpipe chanter - thread (just some thread spun around the tangent pin so that it can stay put on its hole)...
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:52 AM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < [email protected]> wrote: > 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.
