C'est un message de format MIME en plusieurs parties. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Isaac, I intend to let refelt the hamers of a verry nice Erard grand of 1927 = wich has a tiny sound due to the hamers beeing reshaped to often. And indeed there are no tails. Thoes that meen that it is more difficult = to obtain good hamers due to the impossibility to clamp the tails?=20 Any good adresses in France? I was thinking to ask Abel, but i'm not = shure they can refelt such a hammers. Any way, just great pianos those Erards exept for their bizare kind of = hammershanks and hammers. Regards, Pierre Gevaert Belgium ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Isaac OLEG SIMANOT=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:11 AM Subject: RE: Unglued Hammerheads (Clamping) Richard, The metal clamps yet sold by Renner are indeed designed to clamp = hammer felt. That was done in ancient times eventually to glue some new = felt on multi layers hammers (and leather too of course) Another method involved the uses of a wood clamp, the Erard hammers = refelting are yet done as that, as they cant be mounted in a machine for = gluing new felt (no tails). These clamps are very strong, the surely could help to clamp back some = old felt, but the hammers are ruined anyway (as probably the piano ). = And yes for sure they don't really apply to modern hammer making. Friendly from Isaac OLEG -----Message d'origine----- De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la = part de Richard Brekne Envoy=E9 : lundi 18 mars 2002 19:05 =C0 : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Re: Unglued Hammerheads Paul Plumb wrote:=20 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. ???? Clamping ???? We do not clamp hammerheads.=20 =20 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.=20 Thanks, Paul Plumb Plumb Pianos A good wood glue should work just fine... Is this an upright or a = grand. Perhaps you might get a tech with some experience in fire/smoke = damage to take a second look at this instrument. Not all problems = relating to fire / smoke become all the acute immediatly after the = event.=20 =20 =20 =20 --=20 Richard Brekne=20 RPT, N.P.T.F.=20 Bergen, Norway=20 mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no=20 http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html=20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/37/52/60/80/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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