At 12:15 AM 12/20/97 EST, you wrote: >What? List, I see that some of you are backing out of the notion that it might >be a good idea to use a drop of CA on a noisey hammer head. Some of the >attributes of using it: it won't warp when it dries; it takes less than 20 >seconds to bond; and it usually solves the problem, permanently. I have seen >many repairs fail, only to start clicking again in a few years. Also, the guy >who is less than agile ends up twisting the flange pin loose, or worse >cracking the shank.(while removing the offending hammer head). Also, I resent >the fact that someone would condone creating more work just because they would >be paid more. >Patrick Wethington RPT >Denver >Hi Patrick, Do you have the right to mess up a perfectly good set of shanks and knuckles, should the hammers require replacement, A $500.00 bill to your customer down the road if unnessesary is a very expensive quick fix. Again good judgment is required. CA glue is not the panacea for all ills. Regards Roger. > Roger Jolly University of Saskatchewan Dept. of Music.
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