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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>> Farrell wrote:<BR>>> Yes, I have
done it. I do not suggest this as a quality solution to <BR>>> addressing
worn-out hammers. But if for whatever reason the old hammers <BR>>> are
going to be retained and the treble hammers are down to the wood, <BR>>>
this will solve that problem.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks for sending the photos.
This is a real possibility. What felt did <BR>> you use? What kind of glue
did you use?</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bulk scrap hammer felt from Schaff. Hot
hide.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM> <BR>>> As you can see in
the photos below, I simply flattened the tops of the <BR>>> target
hammers, glued on an oversize strip of hammer felt, and then cut <BR>>>
the hammers apart and shaped.<BR>> <BR>> I see you left the hammers on the
rail. Was that easier? Seems like it <BR>> might be easier to control
clamping pressure on the new felt if you had <BR>> the moldings clamped into
a group from the sides. Also, less likelihood <BR>> of twisting a shank
>snap<!</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't really know what is the best way to clamp.
If you look at the photo, you can see that all I had for clamping pressure was a
couple of rubber bands - so very little pressure. I wasn't trying in any way to
"tension" the felt - I was just trying to put felt between the wooden core and
the string.<BR><EM> <BR>>> It really worked quite well. The tone was
way softer than the remaining <BR>>> old hammers, so I had to juice the
"refelted" hammers a fair bit, but <BR>>> eventually the tone blended in
quite well with the old horrible hammers <BR>>> on the old worn-out grand
piano.<BR>> <BR>> Well, fortunately or not, this piano is not horrible.
But the fun thing <BR>> about this is, I can try a couple different
approaches and learn <BR>> something, because there's always the next thing
if this one doesn't <BR>> work. I might try leather strips covering, then
gluing on felt as you've <BR>> done, then if we're not happy, get the old
moldings refelted, and if <BR>> that doesn't blow his hair back, we can put
in new hammers. We gots options!<BR>> <BR>> Thanks very much for your
suggestions.<BR>> <BR>> -Mark
Schecter<BR>></EM></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>