[CAUT] glue/hammers

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Henry,


Well, I was about to tell you that I thought moulding glue was the way to go, without any equivocation.  But if Jim Busby was humbled by all he didn't know about hide glue and is going back to it, I may feel the same way after attending Vince's class in Las Vegas.  In the mean time though, we have pianos whose hammers are glued on with either hide glue or whatever Yamaha, Steinway, Baldwin and Bosendorfer have used over the past thirty years.  The hammer sets I have hung using moulding glue are the ONLY ones in our inventory that have not developed loose glue joints between hammer and shank.  Our RH swings from 10% 60% over the course of the year.  YMMV, but if loose hammerheads are an issue in your situation, I would give moulding glue a shot.


Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 12:02 pm
Subject: Re: [CAUT] glue/hammers

























Hello Henry,



 



I’ve used several glues, moulding glue being the favorite for
years, but since Vince Mrykalo’s hide glue class I went back to hide. Any
problems I “thought” I had with hide glue are outweighed by the
advantages. Stephen Shepherd and Vince will be giving a class in Las Vegas at
the convention and you may be surprised at how many tricks these guys have. I
was humbled by all I DIDN’T know. 



 



Jim Busby BYU



 









From:
caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
Henry Nicolaides

Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:42 PM

To: College and University Technicians

Subject: [CAUT] glue/hammers









 



Hi List,



Has anyone used and had success with other type glues in replacement of
hammers?  I've been wondering about the new Titebond white Moulding and
Trim glue as well as the yellow glues.  Seems like out of the bottle
application would be an advantage especially when it is not anticipated to
remove the hammer at a later date.  Ease of use vs. ease of changing out
hammers periodically.?



Henry Nicolaides

Piano Technician, School of Music

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, Illinois 62901



henryn at siu.edu
















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