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<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>
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<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=dmckech@ithaca.edu href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">Don McKechnie</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 15, 2005 10:53
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<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>
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">From: </DIV>"Ed
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">Date: </DIV>Thu,
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">To:
</DIV>"College and University Technicians" <A
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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
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