<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/15/2005 6:55:35 PM Central Standard Time, stan@pianoexperts.mb.ca writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Rather than poke a hole in the hammer, consider making a simple tool to <BR>carve= a little slot in the shank for glue escapement.  Easy to make, <BR>fast= to do and keeps your nice hammer mouldings clean.<BR><BR>Enjoy the weekend, all!<BR><BR>Stan Kroeker, RPT<BR><BR>Chris Solliday wrote:<BR>> Tight B= ond Molding Glue available at some home centers or Pianotek. It <BR>> doesn= 't drip. Don't forget to drill or poke an escape hole through <BR>> the to= p of the hammer molding. Chris Solliday<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>The slots in the side are a good way for the glue to escape. But the PT= G technical exam makes you poke a hole in the hammer. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>