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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have glued several sets of hammers like this. I
use thick CA and finger clamp for several seconds - that's it, then move on to
next hammer. My experience is that hammer tone - on pianos
with hammers coming unglued - is preserved with this method - the re-glued
hammers have tone consistent with hammers that had not come
unglued.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Each time I have reglued hammers has been on
40-something-year-old Aeolean-type spinets and consoles. If the hammer in
question is on a two year old Bosendorfer concert grand, tone on the repaired
hammer may be an issue, but not on an older worn piano.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Do
any of you have suggestions for gluing hammer felts back down to the molding?
I have a customer that can’t afford new hammers and any suggestions
would be appreatiated. Are there any clamps that would work better or
any ordinary ways of doing it. I know that they are glued under stress
in the factory, and if they are just glued down, they will sound dull.
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