splaying hammers on Kawai console

[richard.ucci at att.net]

That method is all well and good for treble and upper treble, but what about the big fat bass hammers on this Baldwin that I can't get to close up even with a drill press vise? I'm getting ready to call Baldwin and order new ones.
Thanks,
RU/UP
-------------- Original message from "wjstuner at juno.com" <wjstuner at juno.com>: -------------- 


> 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 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 
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