CA glue on loose hammers

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Some clarification about the Vinegar Trick...I had learned it from late Bob Russell,RPT.It's applicable to remove loose hammers for regluing,works in about 20 seconds..Or,to reglue hammers,as Geoff said,just apply it and leave it alone.The glue will get re-juvenaited and it works..Loose furniture pieces,especially,chairs,were fixed quickly by application of accidy substances,and vinegar is one of them.It should be tried on an old klunker
to make you a believer in this trick.It works on modern glues in Asian pianos,as well.Doing it that way saves time in re-alighning and "nursing" the hammers.Hope,it helps..Isaac
-----Original Message-----
>From: Avery <avery1 at houston.rr.com>
>Sent: Apr 23, 2006 11:09 AM
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: CA glue on loose hammers
>
>Isn't Isaac wonderful!!!! I'll have to remember that the next time I encounter
>a loose hammer head. It's usually on a Bösendorfer, in my case.
>
>Avery
>
>At 01:25 PM 4/23/2006, you wrote:
>>Here's a neat trick I learned from Isaac Sadigursky. Next time you find a
>>loose hammer on a shank, paint some white vinegar on the joint with a small
>>brush. After about 20 seconds the old glue will become slightly tacky again.
>>Just wiggle the hammer on the shank to smush the now tacky glue around a bit
>>and then let it dry, which will take all of about two minutes. Voila! An
>>almost "like new" joint. And it will hold.
>>
>>-- Geoff Sykes
>>-- Assoc. Los Angeles
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>>Of Avery
>>Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 4:14 PM
>>To: Pianotech List
>>Subject: Re: CA glue on loose hammers
>>
>>
>>Jon,
>>
>>Thanks for that information. I've never heard that before.
>>I've used CA for that repair several times and so far, have not had a
>>problem. But I think I better get some accelerator. :-)
>>
>>Avery
>>
>>At 06:01 PM 4/22/2006, you wrote:
>> >The CA wicked away from the joint via the grain. Had you given it a
>> >shot of accelerator first the CA would have remained in the joint.
>> >
>> >This method has to be done for reinforcing any joint, grand jack
>> >mortices, wippen support posts, upright jack support posts.
>> >
>> >Accelerator, CA, accelerator.
>> >
>> >Apply the accelerator to the opposite side of the joint to where you
>> >apply the CA, if possible.
>> >--
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Jon Page
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