<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Re: Regluing hammer felts continued</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I lived in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Plano</st1:place></st1:City> for 32 years and did quite a few spinets.  Maybe I was the only one who did them.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave Doremus Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:05 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Regluing hammer felts continued<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> On 1/4/07, Farrell quoth:<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' type=cite cite> 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.<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' type=cite cite>  <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' type=cite cite> 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.<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> 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 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:City> to his Steinway M, after what 16 months with a borrowed spinet. He said in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Plano</st1:place></st1:City> 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! :-)<o:p></o:p> </div> <pre><x-sigsep>-- <o:p></o:p></pre> <div> </x-sigsep>----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus, RPT <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:City> ------------------------------<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>