regluing hammers

[Geoff Sykes]

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A trick I learned from Isaac Sadigursky is to sparingly wet the joint =
with
white vinegar using an acid brush. The vinegar soaks right in and the =
slight
acid content sort of melts the glue temporarily. Wiggle the hammer on =
the
shank while it's wet and by the time the vinegar dries off the glue has
hardened up again making a very satisfactory bond. Leave all the hammers =
in
the action and just turn it upside down so the vinegar doesn't drip down
onto something else. And make sure you don't get stuff so wet that any =
of it
dribbles down into the hammer itself. Being extra careful I've even =
managed
to treat the occasional loose hammer without even removing the action =
from
the piano. But ya gotta be careful.
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-- Geoff Sykes
-- Assoc. Los Angeles
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of Brian Doepke
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:41 PM
To: 'Pianotech'
Subject: regluing hammers


Hello List,
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My situation is this.  A customer of mine has a Wurlitzer spinet with 54
loose hammer heads that click when they are played.  I was unable to =
remove
the heads while the action was in the piano.  The glue is loose, but not
loose enough to be able to pop them off.
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I am planning to remove the action, take it back with me and remove and
reglue the hammers. =20
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What chemical is recommended to soften the glue enough to remove the =
heads?
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Thank you very much.
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Brian P. Doepke
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AAA Piano Works, Inc.
260-432-2043
260-417-1298
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