This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Pierre, Ask the job to be done by DESFOUGERES in PARIS. 45 rue Max Dormoy 75018 PARIS phone 033 01 46 07 22 84 These are French pianos they know very well They can too put new leather on the "backchecks" , on the rollers, and new "galuchat' on the whippen lever. Abel does the job too, don't know the result. Frankly I am not absolutely sure these refeletings are not done in a press, I just had a (retired) colleague who had all these individual wood clamps, closing with a wedge, for these re-felting jobs, and Desfougeres have the same) But the pressure with these wood presses is as high that with the other press .Refeltings are not done in hydraulic or pneumatic press, just the traditional manual one, a modern press is used to put the felt in shape a bit with warmth before gluing in the manual one. I've seen Erard shanks allowing for modern hammers too (with a little dowel at the extremity). I guess these where originals. On these you have modern hammers. These parallel Erard Grands where build for 100 years use, some have a very lively soundboard yet, they have a very nice sound, the action is a little special of course with a 64-58 -mm hammer /string distance. If possible to use the correct strings on it the sound will be better. Hope that helps. Regards. Isaac OLEG P.S please let us know how they refelt (press or individual) if you ask. -----Message d'origine----- De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part de Gevaert Pierre Envoyé : mardi 19 mars 2002 22:39 À : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Re: Unglued Hammerheads (Clamping) Isaac, I intend to let refelt the hamers of a verry nice Erard grand of 1927 wich has a tiny sound due to the hamers beeing reshaped to often. And indeed there are no tails. Thoes that meen that it is more difficult to obtain good hamers due to the impossibility to clamp the tails? Any good adresses in France? I was thinking to ask Abel, but i'm not shure they can refelt such a hammers. Any way, just great pianos those Erards exept for their bizare kind of hammershanks and hammers. Regards, Pierre Gevaert Belgium ----- Original Message ----- From: Isaac OLEG SIMANOT To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:11 AM Subject: RE: Unglued Hammerheads (Clamping) Richard, The metal clamps yet sold by Renner are indeed designed to clamp hammer felt. That was done in ancient times eventually to glue some new felt on multi layers hammers (and leather too of course) Another method involved the uses of a wood clamp, the Erard hammers refelting are yet done as that, as they cant be mounted in a machine for gluing new felt (no tails). These clamps are very strong, the surely could help to clamp back some old felt, but the hammers are ruined anyway (as probably the piano ). And yes for sure they don't really apply to modern hammer making. Friendly from Isaac OLEG -----Message d'origine----- De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part de Richard Brekne Envoyé : lundi 18 mars 2002 19:05 À : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Re: Unglued Hammerheads Paul Plumb wrote: I have been asked to reglue hammerheads that have come loose from the molding (not the shanks) because of heat in a fire. I would like to know the best kind of glue to use if not hide glue and best way to clamp them. ???? Clamping ???? We do not clamp hammerheads. Any other information that may be helpful would be appreciated. The piano is about 30 years old and there does not appear to be any other problems except rust formation on the pins and strings. I realize that some of the other hammers may become loose in the future and have warned the client. Thanks, Paul Plumb Plumb Pianos A good wood glue should work just fine... Is this an upright or a grand. Perhaps you might get a tech with some experience in fire/smoke damage to take a second look at this instrument. Not all problems relating to fire / smoke become all the acute immediatly after the event. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e9/4b/7a/0c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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