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RE: Experts: Help, Please!

Author: Curt
Date: 2002-03-12 05:56

I agreee with John and would like to add:

I don't care for the Pad and Cork, liquid, cement. If you use it with heat, if is very difficult to adjust the pad once the alchol is gone. The shellac pulls the pad in the cup very tightly and does not allow for much adjustment. It is more useful if your intention is to put in the pad then bend the cup. I don't think this is the best idea.

If you let it dry, the pad still gets sucked in and is not very adjustable. You may get lucky but who knows. It is certainly a job to adjust the pad as the shellac is drying and shrinking.

You may just be better off with a piece of hard shellac. It does not shrink and once heated you can adjust pad to your liking. If you need to re-adjust the pad just heat up the cup a little.

We have some small pellets of french cement. You just put the amount of pellets you need in the pad cup and apply a little heat. You may also be sucessful with hot glue.

Curt Altarac
www.MusicMedic.com -Repair Kits w/online support!
Curt@MusicMedic.com

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