Tom, I have not seen this on pianos of the last 20 years, but mostly on Aeolians or Baldwins. Whatever the cause, I have had great success in applying med CA glue carefully with an super thin palat knife. Then squeezing with vise-grips to close and spray with the activator. Hope this helps. Bill Schlipf Bloomington, IL -- Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote: List I recently purchased (for resale) a Kawai console, model number unknown. The piano had two hammers on which the felt had come loose from the moulding and I replaced them. Looking at the piano more closely, I can see that there are another dozen hammers that have just started to come loose. And by that I mean that if you look REAL closely, you can see that the very tip of the felt, farthest from the strike point is not quite flush with the wood. You could fit a razor blade under the edge of the felt on these hammers whereas the remaining ones are completely flush with the moulding. (All the hammers have staples.) Since I am reselling this piano, and I like to include a warranty with all my piano sales, I'm wondering your collective opinion on this situation. Will these hammers follow their fallen brothers and open up like a butterfly in time? What causes this to happen anyway? Heat? Moisture/water? This piano did indeed have a little water damage, but it seemed confined to the far bass end of the cabinet. No signs of water inside the piano, and furthermore, the hammers that separated were on the keys G6 and G#6, far from where the water was. If the adverse conditions that led to the hammers failing are no longer present, can I have any confidence in these hammers remaining viable for any length of time? Would it be prudent to apply a little glue to these hammers in hopes of reinforcing their bond with the moulding? Whaddyathink? Thanks in advance, Tom Sivak Chicago _____________________________________________________________ Prices, software, charts & analysis. Click here to open your online FX trading account. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/REAK6ZpP8Ny5cf50k5sduNw3pLhxsYr6dGVZxgTzktaJ4q1kHndwDw/
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