> Ted, > > I have had similar experience with a cheesy Winter spinet. The previous > technician had tied up several hammers where the felt had separated from > the moulding (or core, as you call it). Some were still holding and some > had separated again. In order to correct the ones that wouldn't stay put > I just replaced the individual hammers with close matches (I have > several spare hammers and styles at the shop to choose from). Maybe you > can find access to some hammers that would match closely to the ones you > need to replace. Even though they won't look the same as the others it > will work if they are of similar size and shape and with a little > regulation to those notes. Of course, if the felts are separating from > the mouldings, depending upon what quality of piano you're dealing with, > the best cure is to replace the hammer set. If the piano isn't worth a > new set of hammers try just replacing the individual hammers. > > John Piesik > San Diego Chapter PTG > JPIESIK@ARINC.COM > >Thanks, John. The owner of this piano doesn't have much by way of funds >to get the entire set of hammers replaced. There were less than a dozen >hammers that were affected. I thought it would be a simple matter to >re-glue them, and I also thought that superglue would surely do the trick. >It didn't. Keith McGavern suggested using Titebond. I use that for >almost everything in piano work but I never thought it could outperform >superglue. That's why we join professional groups such as this - to learn >from each other. Ted Simmons
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