EBAY FLUTE IVORY ?????

[MarkP]

and the Cotter went for the same price, more than he sells them for new and double what I paid for mine before Christmas. Obviously worth it to someone. Quite tempted to sell mine and buy two

[kkrell]

@Jon C.

@Guinness

Has anyone ever tried using dental filler for fixing cracks? Where does one procure this stuff?

You can’t buy the stuff unless you have a dentist friend, they restrict the sale. I haven’t been able to get any yet, just a little I got on eBay. It is sold in a kit with all the different colors, and the curing blue light. I heard that it works well in filling cracks. Wilkes and a few others use the stuff. I have tried other materials without much luck. The problem with ivory, is it is very unstable, and moves quite a bit with humidity changes.

Jon,
That dental bond will also cure with a very bright light, doesn’t need the special device. The problem is that it may be difficult to have the light reach well into a closed crack for proper curing. The material comes ready to use in a syringe, but my dentist thinks that the following version will work better for flutes:

I have a small supply from him of some Methyl Methacrylate Monomer liquid and powder for you to try, and can get more if it works out. It’s white, and I don’t know if it can be tinted at all. You flush the crack with the liquid, then dust with the powder. It does require use of good ventilation, as it’s toxic until cured. Dentists normally sandblast the joining surfaces first to provide a mechanical “lock” for good bonding.

Kevin Krell

[Jon_C]

@kkrell

@Jon C.

@Guinness

Has anyone ever tried using dental filler for fixing cracks? Where does one procure this stuff?

You can’t buy the stuff unless you have a dentist friend, they restrict the sale. I haven’t been able to get any yet, just a little I got on eBay. It is sold in a kit with all the different colors, and the curing blue light. I heard that it works well in filling cracks. Wilkes and a few others use the stuff. I have tried other materials without much luck. The problem with ivory, is it is very unstable, and moves quite a bit with humidity changes.

Jon,
That dental bond will also cure with a very bright light, doesn’t need the special device. The problem is that it may be difficult to have the light reach well into a closed crack for proper curing. The material comes ready to use in a syringe, but my dentist thinks that the following version will work better for flutes:

I have a small supply from him of some Methyl Methacrylate Monomer liquid and powder for you to try, and can get more if it works out. It’s white, and I don’t know if it can be tinted at all. You flush the crack with the liquid, then dust with the powder. It does require use of good ventilation, as it’s toxic until cured. Dentists normally sandblast the joining surfaces first to provide a mechanical “lock” for good bonding.

Kevin Krell

That would be great Kevin. I have a resperator, so the toxicity shouldn’t be a problem. I do have some Microybrid composite that I got on ebay, but I think it needs some bonding material that is supposed to go with it, maybe the Methacrylate stuff will work with it? It is A3 color, so may be a little dark.
You can hold it ransom, until you get your flute!