loose hammer heads

David Ilvedson, RPT ilvey@jps.net
Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:36:59 -0800


Thin or Medium?

David I.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Jolly <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: loose hammer heads


>Hi Clyde,
>          Place action in the cradle upside down, and one drip per
>hammer will do the trick. Do all 88. If you use only about 1/4 filled
>bottle you can control the CA from running all over the place.
>Regards Roger
>
>
>
>Clyde Hollinger wrote:
>> 
>> Friends,
>> 
>> Today I tuned a school piano, a Yamaha studio model P22, or whatever
>> model they called it when it was new back in 1971.  It has many loose
>> hammer heads.  How would you recommend I reglue these?
>> 
>> In pianos where there are just one or two loose, I generally just work
>> it off and reglue.  Is there danger in breaking the butt or flange by
>> doing this?  I think I've heard of turning the action upside down and
>> using the water-thin CA on the loose ones.  I've never done that.
>> Advice?
>> 
>> Regards, Clyde
>



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