[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 141, Issue 32

[Tom Stryker <tstryker1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, shrinkage is the issue. For that reason, remove only one plate, then glue it.  When done, reinstall the other plate, take off the other and glue again. 


" With the cracked comb now glued, the plates do not fit at all!
I would say the wood comb has shrunk, because the brass is the more stable
material.
Not just a little bit, but WAY off.

Should the gap in the old comb be filled, rather than closing the gap with
glue, thereby maintaining the original spacing?
(Although there would be other points of mismatch from shrinkage, too.)

Robert Hale"




> On May 30, 2015, at 7:42 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> With the cracked comb now glued, the plates do not fit at all!
> I would say the wood comb has shrunk, because the brass is the more stable
> material.
> Not just a little bit, but WAY off.
> 
> Should the gap in the old comb be filled, rather than closing the gap with
> glue, thereby maintaining the original spacing?
> (Although there would be other points of mismatch from shrinkage, too.)
> 
> Robert Hale