[pianotech] re-gluing loose hammer felt

[tnrwim at aol.com]

Paul

The glue does not wick into the felt and for the most part, the "repair" works. We have a lot of these here in Hawaii. At first I was reglueing them, but I've learned that it's a never ending problem. As a result, I still do it occasionally when there is only one or two heads that have come unglued, like you, I highly recommend a new set of hammers. These are primarily Baldwin hammers, and it is an easy "sell" to the tell the customer that when several heads have become unglued, that the rest will most likely go in the near future. Not only that, but reglued heads do not sound clean.

Wim 


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sat, Feb 4, 2012 8:27 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] re-gluing loose hammer felt


Wim, doesn't it wick up into the felt a bunch?  I've never done the regluing thing. I've always just replaced with a spare hammer I have, or talk the customer into a new set of hammers (rare for uprights good for grand customers).  I'm thankful that if it happens at UNL, I just immediately order a new set.  Hasn't happened once since I got here in 2006. Maybe Richard West saw this, but I would have found out about it by now. 

Would Gorilla glue work? Too much mass added to the hammer?  The others will probably follow on this particular set. 

My 2cents. 

Paul 





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Date: 
02/04/2012 12:19 PM 

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Re: [pianotech] re-gluing loose hammer felt





Chuck 
  
I've used super glue, clamping the felt with vice grips. It sets up in about a minute. 
  
Wim

  


-----Original Message-----
From: CHARLES BECKER <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
To: PTG <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sat, Feb 4, 2012 4:59 am
Subject: [pianotech] re-gluing loose hammer felt

Hello list, 
  
What is the best glue to use when regluing loose hammer felt to the moulding? 
  
Thanks in advance. 
  
Chuck Becker 


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