THUD

[John D. Chapman]

Roger,
        I knew to try that on the hammer hear/shank joint, and have, but
did not think to do it for the knuckle, and will.
Very good suggestion.  Thanks.
All best,
John
John Chapman RPT
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem NC  On
Sun, 17 Dec 2000, jolly roger wrote:

> 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
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> 
>