Superglue on grand hammers

[David ilvedson]

> From:          "Lance Lafargue" <lafargue@iAmerica.net>
> To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject:       Re: Superglue on grand hammers
> Date:          Thu, 18 Dec 1997 07:32:41 -0600
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org


I agree with Kent that popping off the hammer and gluing with 
the appropriate glue, yellow wood glue, is the way to go.  I 
haven't tried to remove CA glued hammers but will take Rolly's 
advice.  Sure it takes a little longer but we are getting paid 
for our time right?  Now certainly I will use CA for upright 
jacks and butt stems and such, it works great.  Lets use the 
appropriate glue in the appropriate place...

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> 
> Kent,
> 
> I'm familiar with extracting hammers. If the glue joint is decent, you
> still have to deal with breaking the bond don't you?  They won't just pop
> off w/out breaking the collar, heat, or wallpaper solution, etc., will
> they?  Remember, I wanted to reinforce those that were NOT clicking at that
> time.  Time spent on putting drops on the front and back of each hammer
> took about 4 SECONDS.  Can you remove a hammer and reglue it that fast? 
> Must be that Kansas wheat!  
> 
> Lance Lafargue, RPT
> New Orleans Chapter
> Covington, LA.
> lafargue@iamerica.net
> 
> ----------
> > From: Kent Swafford <kswafford@earthlink.net>
> > To: pianotech list <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Subject: Re: Superglue on grand hammers
> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 6:39 AM
> > 
> > Lance Lafargue wrote:
> > 
> > >QUESTION:  Did the super glue do any good?  Is there a problem with
> doing
> > >this?? Is there a better proven way to stop clicking like this w/out
> taking
> > >the hammers completely off?  
> > 
> > Pliers-type hammer head extractors are available for both grands and 
> > verticals;  these extractors make removing the hammer heads so quick and 
> > painless that, for me, little or no time would be saved by using CA glue.
> > 
> > Kent Swafford
> 
> 
ilvey
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@a.crl.com