hammer felt separated

[Paul McCloud]

There is a way to repair separated hammer felt without clamps, wire or thread.  Coat the molding with thick CA (superglue) and press the felt down while spraying accelerator on the joint.  Or spray the accelerator on the felt first, then paint the CA glue on the molding and press together.  Another trick is to paint Elmers on one surface and CA glue on the other.  The moisture in the Elmer's will catalize the CA glue.  Just be careful not to glue your fingers to the hammer (don't ask!).  Good luck.
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dean May 
To: Pianotech List
Sent: 08/06/2007 7:18:21 AM 
Subject: RE: hammer felt separated


You can also secure the felt by gluing it and tying it with nylon thread. 
 
Cut a piece of thread 20 or so inches long. Tie a loop in the end of your thread with a short tail of 3-4 inches, and a long tail of a dozen plus inches. Hold the loop, wrap the long tail around the felt, thread it through the loop and pull it tight. Continue wrapping the long tail around the hammer in the opposite direction while holding onto the short tail. When you run out of thread from making wraps, tie it off with the short tail. 
 
Dean
Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 
PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 
Terre Haute IN  47802



From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of ITUNEPIANO at aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 9:45 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: hammer felt separated
 
Use tightbond glue,  close the felt with vise grips.  secure the joint by driving a small screw though the felt and into the molding, or use a wire twist tie around the hammer.  Screws can be removed at next tuning if you want.   Bob. 






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