How to remove PVA glued hammers. ( With electric shank pliers. )

[Ron Nossaman]

> Well, maybe my "secret " is that I live in Georgia,
> which is not usually very dry ( as it is right now )
> so the ambient humidity, plus applied heat, makes it
> become soft, pretty easily.  But there's a "window of
> opportunity" involved and, after that, the heat you
> apply just dries it up again, and you're 'stuck".
> 
>  Peace,
>      G
> 
> 
> P.S. Ask anyone who's ever removed a  set of
> pneumatics from a  player piano deck with an electric
> iron,  and they'll probably concur.

I've rebuilt many a player, but have yet to see a hot hide 
glued hammer that could be repositioned with the application 
of heat. My loss, maybe. It could certainly be handy.
Ron N