[CAUT] vertical hammers

[wimblees@aol.com]

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I've always used ordinary carpenters Titebond glue for all my hammer hanging, including grands.  
 
Wim
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:55:46 -0300
Subject: Re: [CAUT] vertical hammers


For those that replace the hammers, in the piano. What glue do you use?
I have always used hide glue, which would be inconvenient to use in a customer's home.
 
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Don McKechnie 
To: caut 
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: [CAUT] vertical hammers


A variation on this is to use 1/8" clear acrylic instead of plywood. Push the hammers up to the acrylic sheet and make your marks on the back side of the sheet. I believe I picked up this idea from Wally Brooks some years ago at a convention.

Don




Subject: RE: [CAUT] vertical hammers
From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:04:28 -0400
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>


It can be done well on the bench, thus:
-Note blow distance in the piano.
-Set up action on the bench in an action cradle.
-Attach bolts (about 1/4"x3") through the action bracket slots.
-Cut strips of plywood to approximate the string planes, bass and
tenor-treble.
-Drill holes to attach the plywood to the bolts, use nuts and washers to
mount the boards at the blow distance from hammer rest line.
-Put masking tape on the boards at strike point line.
-Press old hammers against a stamp pad, then press them against the masking
tape, printing an index of the string spacing and hammer spacing.
-Remove old hammers and replace as in piano.
-It is also possible to superglue a support shelf on the boards to assist
in maintaining hammer alignment.
-If you have lots of pianos of same model, save your index boards for
re-use.

Ed Sutton


  

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