I think I am the expert on this, being down in south florida. I have encountered it many times. When I first saw PHS (Peeling hammer syndrome) I tried gluing a few to see how it held. Found this out. If there is an underfelt, (Usually purple) that has to be glued first. Let Dry and then the outer felt glued over that. Not enough room in the piano to properly clamp it. A lot of work. I made a decision to tell anyone in the future to re-hammer the piano. Have done about five sets so far. More profit, better job and don't have to contend with popping or hammers that dry mis-aligned. Sell them a set of new hammers and don't be afraid to take a spinet action out of the piano. If it makes you queasy, take the keys out first. Arthur Marino In a message dated 7/10/2008 12:13:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bdoepke at verizon.net writes: From: Brian Doepke [mailto:bdoepke at verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:25 PM To: 'pianotech at ptg.org' Subject: hammers separated from bottom of molding The piano is a Cable drop-action with several hammer felt separations from the bottom of the hammer, the top is still attached (for the moment). Is it possible to glue/clamp the felt while still in the piano? I would hate to have to pull the action…all those lifter wires to take off and put back in the slots. What type of adhesive is the best to use? Wood glue? PVE glue? What type of clamps….any kind? Thank you. Brian P. Doepke, RPT A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC Piano Tuning + Service _aaapianoworks at verizon.net_ (mailto:aaapianoworks at verizon.net) **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080711/e06c413a/attachment.html
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