It's the same over here Deb. For some reason both my tomatoes and courgettes have been loaded this year. :) By the way - I've finally got round to repairing some of my accordions. Some of the keys (the naturals) had lost their plastic (?) surfaces. I managed to get hold of some old piano keys and have carefully removed the plastic which I will now cut down to size. The edges will need 'polishing' I guess, but - any special type of adhesive needed for fixing? Cheers..... Bernard
I use an adhesive mysteriously called PVC-E for plastic and ivory, it is water based. If it is ivory you will have to clamp as ivory is hygroscopic and will warp. Plastic will not warp. PVC-E looks and smells like Elmers Glue-All but when it dries it remains flexible. (Ask your local piano technician for a UK equivalent)
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It's the same over here Deb. For some reason both my tomatoes and courgettes have been loaded this year. :)
By the way - I've finally got round to repairing some of my accordions.
Some of the keys (the naturals) had lost their plastic (?) surfaces. I managed to get hold of some old piano keys and have carefully removed the plastic which I will now cut down to size. The edges will need 'polishing' I guess, but - any special type of adhesive needed for fixing?
Cheers..... Bernard
I use an adhesive mysteriously called
PVC-E for plastic and ivory, it is water based. If it is ivory you will have to clamp as ivory is hygroscopic and will warp. Plastic will not warp. PVC-E looks and smells like Elmers Glue-All but when it dries it remains flexible. (Ask your local piano technician for a UK equivalent)
Deb
Oh...if it is ivory make sure you whiten the key wood or it won't look good...ivory is translucent.
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