I'd probably wind up with both hands glued to the action. Then what. "Hey lady, would you come here a minute please and shoot my hand with that stuff right there? I'm stuck to your piano." I think I'll stick to rubber bands, thank you. Gerald Mc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:41 AM Subject: Re: hammers felt coming apart > IMHO, Martin has it best. Forget clamps, bands, vice grips, etc. Shoot one > surface with accelerator, slop some thick CA on the other surface and > finger clamp for a few seconds and your in business. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- >> I have had good success in repairing hammers like you described. Using a >> medium viscosity CA glue and its accelerator works great. Numbers 62 thru >> 74 should be easy to fix. It's the big bass hammers that are harder to >> fix. Apply CA glue to the top side of the molding sparingly, set the >> bottle down so that it does not turn over, then pull the felt down onto >> the molding to get glue on both surfaces, lift the felt back up, spray >> the top of the molding with the accelerator then pull the felt down >> correctly lined up and hold it there for a few seconds until you see the >> glue squeeze out turn white. The hammer is ready to play. If the white >> squeeze out protrudes out too far, sand it off with a sanding paddle with >> 80 grit paper. Remember to keep the solvent within reach in case you glue >> your fingers to a hammer or if you should glue some of your fingers >> together. If this happens, don't panic or get excited. Laugh about it, >> use the solvent. You will free yourself in a matter of 2 minutes or so. >> Ask me how I know. >> >> Martin Wisenbaker, RPT >> Houston, Texas >> >
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