Regluing hammer felts continued

[William Benjamin]

Avery,

 

You are right.  I was thinking about removing grand hammers in general.
Personally, I think it is easier to replace the shanks when putting on
hammers.  In fact, it probably saves time.

 

William

 

 

 

 

PIANO BOUTIQUE

William Benjamin

Piano Tuner Extraordinaire

www.pianoboutique.biz

The tuner alone,

preserves the tone.

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Avery
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:14 PM
To: tune4u at earthlink.net; Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Regluing hammer felts continued

 

Well, if it needs new hammers, it also needs new knuckles which means why
would would you bother? Just go ahead and replace the shanks/flanges with
the new hammers and be done with it! JMO! 

Avery 

At 02:47 PM 1/4/2007, you wrote:



I snip old hammers off with a pair of sidecutter -- sturdy, like an
electrician would use, not an electronics person. Usually just splitting the
tail is enough.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
Joshua 24:15




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Original message
From: "William Benjamin" 
To: "Pianotech List" 
Received: 01/04/2007 2:31:41 PM
Subject: Regluing hammer felts continued

Greetings list,
 
As some of you might suspect, my hammer regluing job was a bust.  Called the
customer and told them that it does need new hammers.  When I would CA glue
the separated side of the hammer, the other side would come loose in my
hands and with the glue on one side, they became too stiff to work with with
any good results.
 
Now my question:  Are there any pliers to split the heads off the shanks
that are better than others.  I have done many grand sets, but you know
there is a difference.  I have only done one vertical set retaining the old
shanks at the Piano Hospital, where they had a dandy tool for that purpose.
If there is more than one kind of pliers, what are the opinions of which one
works best.
 
Yes I have egg on my face, but as grumpy Joe can tell you, I will work until
I get it right.  I was once told that if the only ones that could play piano
were those that could afford Steinways: the world would have missed out on
many good musicians.  I would stoop to regluing hammers if I could help some
one, but when it is not possible, then I am willing to take the high ground
and replace the entire set.
 
William
 
 
 
 
 
PIANO BOUTIQUE
William Benjamin
Piano Tuner Extraordinaire
www.pianoboutique.biz <http://www.pianoboutique.biz/> 
The tuner alone,
preserves the tone.
 
 

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