[CAUT] Down Weight Too High With New Hammers

[Fred Sturm]

Yep. That old-fashioned stuff.
Fred
On Sep 20, 2010, at 3:00 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

> Fred,
> I don't clamp - that's why I use hot hide.
> Just to be sure, we are talking about hot hide glue here, not glue  
> from a hot glue gun?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Eder
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 12:47 pm
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Down Weight Too High With New Hammers
>
> I don't clamp - that's why I use hot hide. Apply glue to both ends  
> of the felt, press in place, do the next. Every few, go back over  
> the last ones you did and press firmly again. Clamping would be very  
> troublesome.
> Fred
> On Sep 20, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Zeno Wood wrote:
>
>> Fred - What's your method for clamping the new felt?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Zeno Wood
>>
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>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:
>> On Sep 18, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Paul Milesi, RPT wrote:
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>>> If I can’t get new repetitions, is it worth trying to bolster  
>>> cushions or can they be easily replaced?
>>
>>
>> I prefer replacement of felt to bolstering. Turn the stack upside  
>> down, saturate the felt with an acetic acid solution (a little  
>> wallpaper remover or alcohol helps it soak right in, and heating  
>> the solution a bit speeds up the process). Pull felt off when it is  
>> nice and loose, replace using hot hide glue. Precut felt to size in  
>> a mass production manner (strip to width, then cut to length; or,  
>> if you have strips that are as wide as the length you need, just  
>> slice to width). Use a rotary cutter on a mat, a straight edge with  
>> mild sandpaper glued to one side to hold it firmly.
>>     Learning this kind of technique is well worth while in the long  
>> run, as it has plenty of applications.
>> Regards,
>> Fred Sturm
>> fssturm at unm.edu
>> http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FredSturm
>>
>>
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> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
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Regards,
Fred Sturm
fssturm at unm.edu
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