[CAUT] vertical hammers

[Chris Solliday]

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Tight Bond Molding Glue available at some home centers or Pianotek. It =
doesn't drip. Don't forget to drill or poke an escape hole through the =
top of the hammer molding. Chris Solliday
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  From: John Ross=20
  To: College and University Technicians=20
  Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 9:55 AM
  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 -----=20
    From: Don McKechnie=20
    To: caut=20
    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=20
            From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440@mindspring.com>=20
            Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:04:28 -0400=20
            To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>=20


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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