[CAUT] Hammer Alignment

[David Ilvedson]

Jon,

I was joking about the turning on of the hammers...others apparently weren't...I am having seconds thoughts about hot hide glue as I'm continually running into new work with loose/clicking hammers.

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 3/27/2006 3:52:35 AM
Subject: [CAUT]  Hammer Alignment


>I stopped using hot hide glue a few years ago, too high of a failure rate.
>Even when mixing with distilled water. I've been using Bolduc.

>I only spin one or two rotations and 'rock' it into position. I don't have
>the good fortune of hitting alignment first off, so there is some back
>and forth rotating of the hammer so that should relieve the 'imparted
>torsional forces'.

>Also, why doesn't the bass section twist. It's mostly the top two treble
>sections and with a few in the tenor. Misalignment doesn't occur within
>the first days weeks or months.
>-- 

>Regards,

>Jon Page