Understood. Thanks, Fred, for your suggestions. Yes, I've used thread on hammershanks and always keep it handy. Probably wouldn't have thought to use it here, though. :) -- Paul Milesi, RPT Staff Piano Technician Howard University Department of Music Washington, DC > From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> > Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:40:41 -0600 > To: <caut at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Sostenuto Trap Lever Repair > > > On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Fred Sturm wrote: > >> Pull it tight, and it will clamp the wood, and the strength of all >> those windings together will be plenty to hold while the glue sets. > > > It occurs to me this wording could be interpreted as wind loosely, > then pull tight. Each winding should and must be pulled tight, with > tension maintained throughout the winding procedure, for it to work > well. This is also good for split hammershanks and lots of other > applications. > > > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm > http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm > http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FredSturm > > > > >
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