I kind of squirt the kicker in the general direction, not necessarily on the felt or the wood. I just make sure I clamp it right away to make sure it sets up. Wim Sent from my iPhone On Sep 10, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote: > Wim, > I presume you are putting the Superglue on the molding, but spritzing the FELT with the "kicker", right? > > Thumpe > > From: tnrwim at aol.com <tnrwim at aol.com>; > To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Re. Baldwin hammers > Sent: Mon, Sep 10, 2012 6:42:20 PM > > What are you using to re-glue the hammers? How do > you clamp them? > I put super glue on the molding, squirt some kicker on it, and then clamp the felt with vice grips. It sets in about 30 seconds. > > If there are less than 10 hammers, and then only the top, I do this with the action on the piano. But when there are more than 10, and especially when there are a lot with the felt loose on the bottom, I take the action home. The problem is that when I do one side, the other side comes loose. That is why I am able to convince the customer to replace the set. > > The problem is mostly on Hamiltons, but it has also happens on consoles, as in the piano I pictured. > > Wim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Gregg <classicpianodoc at gmail.com> > To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Mon, Sep 10, 2012 4:55 am > Subject: [pianotech] Re. Baldwin hammers > > Wim, > > I think we are in a similar climate, though Long Island is not as > warm-pitty. I see Baldwin hammers open up on a pretty regular basis. > Here, they are mostly in pianos that spent some time in a garage or > basement. I think the Baldwin glue is just too moisture sensitive and > the lack of staples. What are you using to re-glue the hammers? How do > you clamp them? I have a couple neat clamps that are ratcheted and > just fit the shape of a bass hammer. I put it in a TT&T. Too bad that > they are no longer available from Garrett Wade. I saw small spring > clamps the same shape at Home Depot a couple weeks ago. They would > make a good substitute. They were pretty cheap too. > > Doug Gregg > Classic Piano Doc > Southold, NY 11971 > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 22:24:28 -0400 (EDT) > From: tnrwim at aol.com > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Baldwin hammers > Message-ID: <8CF5C495E3A1586-D68-315FA at webmail-d039.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > This is a picture of Baldwin hammers, with the felt coming loose from > the molding. Since I've been here, I've replaced about dozen sets, and > glued the felt back on about 3 or 4 dozen pianos. The thing is, I > don't think I ever saw this when I was in St. Louis or in Alabama, but > then I didn't service that many Baldwins back then. > > The question I have is, is it just happening in Hawaii because of the > climate, or is this happening all over the country because Baldwin > hammers were not glued properly at the factory, and without staples, > and they are just now starting to come loose after 10 - 15 years? > > Wim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120910/f4d53103/attachment.htm>
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