Glues,powders,softeners,etc

[justpianos@our.net.au]

Hi List,
In a workshop situation it is easy to set-up a small pan of beach sand on an 
electric stove, and carefully immerse each hammer head until the glue 
softens. Be careful not to over-heat the sand and burn the moulding and felt, 
but this method works a treat. Just pull head off when glue softens.
Bruce Browning-The Piano Tuner.



John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> said:

> Hi Andre,
> The hammer glue, it is very hard to remove the hammer on a broken shank.
> I have had some success with heat, how do you remove the Yamaha hammer 
heads?
> Best regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: antares 
>   To: Pianotech 
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:41 PM
>   Subject: Re: Glues,powders,softeners,etc
> 
> 
> 
>   On 12-jan-05, at 18:22, mps@usol.com wrote:
> 
> 
>     What do you consider to be the best beginners arsenal of Glues, 
>     Powders, Hardeners, Softeners, etc for a new tech?
> 
>     I am repairing and will soon begin trying my hand at voicing.
> 
>     Thank you in advance
> 
>     Mark Montbriand
> 
>     Mark's Piano service
>     Freeland,
>     MI
> 
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> 
> 
> 
>   Well, for one, we have developed a glue for gluing hammers only which is 
just like the Yamaha hammer glue.
>   It is a white, expanding, glue, does not drip and thus forms a nice 
collar or ring around the shank.
>   We just improved it and found the perfect formula, meaning that it is 
perfect. It gets stone hard and forms a very tight connection between the 
hammer head and the shank. The fact that it expands means that the drilling 
can be wide. This gives you ample time to position the hammers.
> 
>   Powders : I use only pure teflon powder.
> 
>   Hardener : I only use colodion.
> 
>   Softener : never use it. We usually don't soften hammers with chemicals 
but with needling.
> 
>   friendly greetings
>   from
>   André Oorebeek
> 
>   Vita Dura Est
> 
> 



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