hammer felt separated

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Ms. Barry,
If you invested in key-clamp springs and brass plates to glue ivory 
back down with, you have an ideal hammer felt clamp.  The springs 
work well to hold the felt down after applying a little trim and 
molding glue (the thick stuff that doesn't run/impregnate felt).  If 
both ends are off you can glue one side first a little tight of 
center and then when you glue and clamp the second side down you've 
re-introduced a little "tension".  Not that it seems to matter much 
in the spinets I've done it to.

Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano

At 08:35 AM 8/6/2007, you wrote:
>Wondering what suggestions anyone might have for adequately clamping 
>and gluing hammer felt which has come separated (on one half) from 
>the wooden center?
>(Hammers are on a nasty spinet, not worth replacing)
>
>Thanks,
>Janet Barry, RPT