<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type = content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 15, 2005 = 9:55 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] vertical hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>For those that replace the hammers, in = the piano. What glue do you use?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have always used hide glue, which = would be inconvenient to use in a customer's home.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dmckech@ithaca.edu href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">Don = McKechnie</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 15, 2005 = 10:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CAUT] vertical hammers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Don<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <TABLE class=header-part1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 = width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: = inline">Subject: </DIV>RE: [CAUT] vertical hammers</TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: = inline">From: </DIV>"Ed Sutton" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E = href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com"><ed440@mindspring.com></A></TD= ></TR> <TR> <TD> <DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: = inline">Date: </DIV>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:04:28 = -0400</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=header-part2 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 = width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">To: = </DIV>"College and University Technicians" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E = href="mailto:caut@ptg.org"><caut@ptg.org></A></TD></TR></TBODY></= TABLE><BR><PRE wrap="">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 </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>