Gorgon Andraes Harke at Jahn speaks English. If you would like to contacthim we have his Email address. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:44 PM Subject: Re: How to remove PVA glued hammers. ( With electric shank pliers. ) > Also heating them ( the shanks by the joint ) up. > PVA softens with heat: just not as easily as hide > glue. ( Gee, I wish somebody'd come up with something > that works just like hide glue, but wasn't made of > killed animals, or stinks so much !!! ) > Speaking of which : I used to do this easily with > the electric shank-twisting pliers that Pianotek sold > ( for, like, $250 ) but the elements burned out. > Anyone know how/where to get replacements ???? ) > I might try to make some by buying a Schaff pair, > then flattening out the cauls ( so they aren't curved > ) but this other pair is just so slick looking that I > hate to throw them in the scrap-metal bucket !!! ) > I think they're only German professional hair > curling irons, modified, but don't speak German and > can't, therefore, write the manufacturer. ( Whose name > is on the elements, in teeny, tiny letters. ) > > --- Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote: > > > These hammers are understriking and need to be > > 'squared-up' > > but squeezing them with extraction pliers took feats > > of strength. > > > > Supporting the pliers on a hard surface while > > tapping with a mallet > > to break the glue joint allows for easy removal. > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > Jon Page > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
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