There was mention of wrapping thread, also of dampening the shaft and quickly putting it back in. However, I did that and snapped the #(*%%& tangent off. I live in the US Pacific Northwest, dry is not a problem, so I didn't pay close attention to the problems of dry climates. Sorry. I did make one shaft a tiny bit too small and I painted it with clear fingernail polish, dried it completely and put it in. It worked.
Barbara On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu < [email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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