Spring clamps and glue. The ivory clamps that are just
U shaped spring steel can also work.
Thump
--- John Delmore <jodel@kairos.net> wrote:
> Back from the Beach!! Grand Isle is a great place,
> although it was hot as
> you-know-what. Blue crab, $25.00 a bushel-yum!
>
> Anyway, I checked the pH of Elmer's white glue, it's
> 5.2. So it really
> "shouldn't" be accelerating CA glue (which need
> moisture, and hydroxyl ion
> for reaction). I'll check the buffering capacity
> when I get some time, may
> be the CA glue has enough base to overcome the
> Elmer's pH. I wish I could
> try some experiments to determine the relative
> bonding strengths, bonding
> and curing times for various mixtures, but with the
> Louisiana humidity, it's
> gonna be tough for me to find a "dry" place to do
> the tests. Maybe someone
> in the desert Southwest would be interested in
> collaborating?
>
> I bought the previously mentioned Brinkerhoff "lab"
> piano yesterday. Talked
> her down to $50.00 after looking at it. For my
> purposes, it seems ideal-has
> a couple of any kind of problem you ( I ) can
> imagine. Couple of broken
> hammer shanks (keys 1 & 2 though), about 3 broken
> string (really high
> treble), some "sprung" hammer heads. Keeping in
> mind the purpose of this
> piano (a learning tool-I'm not looking to resale for
> a profit), does anyone
> have any advice for a "temporary fix" for the sprung
> hammer heads? I know
> the tone will be crappy, and I will replace all the
> hammers when I get to
> that point, but for now, I'd just like to stabilize
> them. Just glue the
> felt back down and clamp? (BTW, this is not the
> piano I'm learning to tune
> on-that would be a nightmare!)
>
> John Delmore
>
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