Thanks, I was trying to figure out how they could get the pressure needed for tension in the felt and just how do you clamp all those individual hammers together without some popping out? I'd love to see some pictures of the process... David I. Paul McCloud wrote: >David: > The moldings of new hammers are already cut into separate pieces, and >reclamped in the hammer press. After the felt is pressed and glued on, the >felt is sliced, using the individual hammer moldings to guide the knife. >No need to glue all the moldings back together and slice them again. > Paul McCloud > San diego > > > > >>[Original Message] >>From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> >>To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Date: 09/30/2005 7:52:05 AM >>Subject: RE: refelt vs new hammers >> >>I don't quite understand how hammers are refelted? Maybe someone could >> >> >explain how they do that. The only thing I can figure is they remove all >felt from moldings, glue them together to make up a large molding like new >hammers and then glue on another hammer felt block...cutting apart at the >old seams? > > >>David I. >> >> >> >>----- Original message ---------------------------------------- >>From: Stéphane_Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> >>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Received: 9/30/2005 5:53:02 AM >>Subject: refelt vs new hammers >> >> >> >> >>>Hello list. >>> >>> >>>Is there any reason to prefer new hammers instead of refelting the old >>> >>> >ones > > >>>or vice versa ? I mean : is the quality of a new hammer better than >>> >>> >that of > > >>>a refelted hammer ? >>>Do you believe in utility of underfelt, or is it just decorative ? >>> >>> >>>Best regards. >>> >>> >>>Stéphane Collin. >>> >>> >> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > Thanks
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