---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On 12-jan-05, at 23:48, John Ross wrote: > Hi Andre, > The hammer glue, it=A0is very hard to remove the hammer on a broken=20 > shank. > I have had some success with heat, how do you remove the Yamaha hammer=20= > heads? > Best regards, > > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > The Yamaha hammers heads are removed best in two ways : You use a hammer extractor or you use heat. A hammer extractor is the easiest , heat is cleaner but much slower. The Yamaha glue when heated, with a heated pliers for instance, turns=20 rubbery and the hammer head comes off clean and undamaged. Our glue is just like that. Andr=E9 Oorebeek > Well, for one, we have developed a glue for gluing hammers only which=20= > is just like the Yamaha hammer glue. > It is a white, expanding, glue, does not drip and thus forms a nice=20 > collar or ring around the shank. > We just improved it and found the perfect formula, meaning that it is=20= > perfect. It gets stone hard and forms a very tight connection between=20= > the hammer head and the shank. The fact that it expands means that the=20= > drilling can be wide. This gives you ample time to position the=20 > hammers. > > Powders : I use only pure teflon powder. > > Hardener : I only use colodion. > > Softener : never use it. We usually don't soften hammers with=20 > chemicals but with needling. > > friendly greetings > from > Andr=E9 Oorebeek > > Vita Dura Est > > friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek Vita Dura Est ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2168 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/23/ec/c9/da/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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