Replace the hammers. You cannot reglue them effectively without spending more time than it would take to replace them. Replace the whole set, no point in doing half a job. Newton > Paul Plumb wrote: > > I have been asked to reglue hammerheads that have come loose from the > molding (not the shanks) because of heat in a fire. I would like to > know the best kind of glue to use if not hide glue and best way to > clamp them. Any other information that may be helpful would be > appreciated. The piano is about 30 years old and there does not > appear to be any other problems except rust formation on the pins and > strings. I realize that some of the other hammers may become loose in > the future and have warned the client. > > Thanks, > > Paul Plumb > Plumb Pianos
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