Binding Hammer Flange

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Andy,
 The only thing that you could have done differently and maybe better would
have been to not put the pin in as the wood dried. I have done this repair
before when the hole was too big and replacement parts were not the correct
size or shape. Also sizing the wood with CA glue           ( Thin water
viscosity ) after it dries   to keep the hole from returning to its larger
size.
Joe Goss

----------
> From: Andy&Chris Taylor <tempola@swbell.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Binding Hammer Flange
> Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 11:16 PM
> 
> Hi.
> I may or may not have solved a problem on a binding hammer flange in a
> upright player yesterday, So I thought I would put it in front of the
group
> and see what you guys thought.
> 
> I removed the offending hammer butt, and observed the flange. the pin was
> tuning in the butt instead of the felt bushings like it was supposed to.
> 
> So I pulled the pin. eased the bushing and reinstalled the pin (I didn't
> have a bigger pin here in this case) It _still_ turned in the butt.
> 
> I feared if I eased the bushing anymore I would end up with a wobbly
flange,
> so I got an eyedropper, and dripped water in the pin hole in the hammer
> butt. I thought it might swell the wood just a bit and it would be tight
> again.
> 
> I put the pin back in and let it set overnight. sure enough the butt was
> tight again and the pin rotated in the bushings like it should.
> 
> So my question is, will this repair last or just work right until the
wood
> dries out?
> 
> AndyBest Regards
> Andy & Chris Taylor
> "The Lone Arranger"
> Tempola Music Rolls
> "Taylor Made" Just For You
> http://home.swbell.net/tempola/index.htm
> 
>