Plugging/reboring hammers

[Dan Squire]

At 09:40 AM 10/5/95 -0600, you wrote:
>
>   Does anyone out there have experience with plugging and reboring hammers?
>I have a complete action that was rebuilt and later we decided to have a
>complete new one made, keyframe, keys, stack, everything. Since the new
>hammers were not reused, I would like to pull them and use them on a piano
>here at the school. The hammers have no noticeable wear on them and it
>would help me if I could reuse them.
>   What I particularly want to know is the best kind of wood to use as a
>plug and the best glue, considering that they are going to be rebored. Also,
>any other pertinent information about this subject.
>   Thanks for any help.
>
>Avery Todd
>University of Houston
>atodd@uh.edu
>
>
Avery,
Give Ron Sanford a ring, he is in our chapter.
I think the guy is one of the best.
Buy the way, the Engineering
building that I hang out in is only a few hundred
yards away from the Music building,  Lets get together for
lunch sometime.

Dan Squire