Tom, I like the way you think. Dare to try it sometime when the option of replacement has been approved by the owner, ie. you or church etc. You might just find a new way <G> Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tvak@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 8:12 PM Subject: hammer felt repair > Just tuned an Estey over 110 years old. I also had to repair a broken hammer > shank on G7. The hammer looked like someone had laid an extra layer of felt > over the top. The raised layer was about 1/8" thick and extended from 9 > o'clock to 3 o'clock. In fact all the hammers in the top octave were the > same. This was NOT a steam job, although that was my first thought, because > steam voicing will raise the felt up, but this was perfectly even. Even in > height (steam always looks a little bumpy) and perfectly even at the ends of > the layer, which was a perfectly straight line. > > Could this have been a repair job on hammers which had worn through to the > wood? I've never heard of such a thing but then that doesn't mean alot. > > If this type of repair doesn't exist, why not? I could envision a strip of > felt which would fit over the top of the hammer and be glued in place. Maybe > it wouldn't be hard enough, or have enough tension but would it be better > than wood? > > Just wondering, > Tom Sivak >
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