THUD

[jolly roger]

Hi John,
             As a quick check on hammer and knuckle security, one small
drip of thin CA glue to the end grain of the hammer shank, and the side of
the knuckle core may solve the problem, with out the hassle of pulling, a
knuckle or hammer head.
Very often, you can not feel any movement from a loose joint, just it will
still sound "woody".
Regards Roger



At 10:36 AM 12/17/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Eric,
>
>Checking the knuckle core glue joints has not been suggested, and I have
>not thought of that, so that is next on the list.  It has been over a week
>since I could get to the THUD D and hopefully this week will allow me to
>continue the search for the cure, followed by an update to caut on what we
>find.
>
>Congratulations on a job well done in Costa Rica.  You have my deepest
>sympathy for being paid to leave Canada this time of year.
>
>All best,
>John Chapman
>Wake Forest University
>Winston-Salem NC
>
>On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Eric Schandall wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>> This has been a great thread. It's gone on long enough that I can't
remember
>> if anyone suggested checking that the knuckle core's glue joint is
secure. The
>> leather may appear glued but the core can be shy of a being solid. It will
>> produce a sound very like a loose hammer. You can take one out and
reglue even
>> if it looks ok and see what happens. I might pop off a hammer and reglue
it as
>> well as it can be a problem aurally even if it looks ok.
>>     Forgive me if this has already been suggested. The list of suggested
>> causes is impressive and worth keeping. Are you there Jeannie?
>>     The job in Costa Rica went well though it was hard to deal with 80 - 90
>> degree days, papaya and mango smoothies and having to clear the paths of
>> iguanas. Never rebuilt an action on  the beach before.
>>     Cheers,
>>             Eric Schandall
>>             University of Victoria
>>             Victoria BC
>> 
>> 
>> 
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