There is a paper tape, similar to postage stamps which can easily be removed with a damp cloth. It is used by bookbinders. You can even use a few stamps. The gist is that water soluble glue is used. Gernot
-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0200 > Von: David van Ooijen <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > CC: Herbert Ward <[email protected]> > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Temporarily fixing an open seam. > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Narada <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You could try to get hold of some of that Scotch Tape that cartographers > use > > for sticking tracing paper to old maps and photographs. It's about 12mm > > wide, opaque, and when you pull it off it doesn't leave any residue. > It's > > And my luthier cursed me when I came back from Japan with a lute > temporarily fixed with exactly such tape. It's very difficult to > remove. Better use the tape used by painters for the the bits they > don't want to paint. His advice. > > David > > > > an open seam. > > > > > > > > I acquired a lute with some damage to the > > soundboard. There is a buzzing loose brace > > and an open soundboard-bowl seam. > > > > If I push the seam closed with my finger, > > the buzzing stops. So I want to tape the seam > > closed until my luthier comes back from vacation. > > > > But I'm afraid duct tape would leave a residue of > > adhesive on the finish. Also, it might creep and > > not keep the seam closed for more than a few days. > > > > Is there a good way to close the seam temporarily > > until the luthier can fix the lute? > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [email protected] > www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > -- GMX DSL: Internet-, Telefon- und Handy-Flat ab 19,99 EUR/mtl. Bis zu 150 EUR Startguthaben inklusive! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl
