Pianotech

  • 1.  Melted rubber buttons

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted an hour ago

    Hello.  I recently saw a piano that originally had rubber head nails for bumper,  Someone replaced them with the mushroom style bumper and glued them on.  The customer said it was a long time ago.  Now those rubber bumpers have melted.  She said the piano never got hot, so I'm wondering if maybe the glue they used reacted chemically with the rubber.  This was the bumper glued to the lid prop.

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    Robert Callaghan RPT
    Reno NV
    (775) 287-2140
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  • 2.  RE: Melted rubber buttons

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted an hour ago
    Robert

    It doesn't take a lot of heat to melt those rubber buttons, Just a lot of pressure over a long period of time, along with a little bit of heat. Was the piano sitting in a window? 

    Wim