CA glue on loose hammers

[Ric Brekne]

Hi folks.

Just had an interesting experience with CA glue.  I had a small tube 
with me the other day when I ran into a grand with a just loose hammer 
head.  So I decided rather then remove the hammer and reglue it that I'd 
try and soak in a bit of CA and see if that worked.   A whole lot soaked 
in to the shank and hole despite the fact that the hammer was just 
barely loose.  Seemed tight enough after a few minutes... so I let it 
go.  I had to go back today to fix a small lyre problem that I took with 
me to the shop and checked the hammer to make sure it was ok.  Loose as 
could be.  So I removed the action and the hammer pulled off the shank 
slick as if it was grease going through a goose !  Looking at the shank 
I couldnt see any glaze or anything... just some miscolouring I assume 
came from the CA.  But the inside of the hammer hole was definatly 
glazed with CA. It was quite a bit looser today then it origionally 
was.  It was a Yamaha C2 of newer date.  Anyone have an idea what caused 
this ?  Some interaction with the old glue perhaps ?

Cheers
RicB