Regluing hammer felts continued

[Porritt, David]

I lived in Plano for 32 years and did quite a few spinets.  Maybe I was
the only one who did them.

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Dave Doremus
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:05 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Regluing hammer felts continued

 

On 1/4/07, Farrell quoth:

 

	That happens all the time. If they are popping off on both
sides, just take the entire hammer felt piece off - it's easier to get
the glue in there anyway when they are off.

	 

	Just pop them off, accelerator on the core, CA on the felt, put
in place on core, one hand with fingers on the hammer felt tip and thumb
on the rear core pressing the tip into the core, and the other hand with
fingers clamping felt on top and bottom. Hold for a few seconds until CA
sets and go to next one.

 

 

This is exactly right. It works just fine. I have done this a number of
times for folks with no other solution, you may not want to sign your
name to it but it'll get you a bunch of equally crappy referels, work is
work. Since the storm I have seen so many, especially Baldwin, hammers
popping off from weeks in high humidity I just haul around a stash of
extra thick glue and the spritzer. You cant work on Bosendorfers every
day, at least I cant. Just had a customer move back from Dallas to his
Steinway M, after what 16 months with a borrowed spinet. He said in
Plano he couldnt get a tuner to come, they all asked what he had and
then said "Oh, I dont work on those." Ya'll must be doing well over
there! :-)

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----Dave


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New Orleans
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