<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good luck trying to get anything from Baldwin. There are many venders where you can purchase hammers. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Why do you need to use a drill press vise? Vise grip will do the job using CA or CA - white glue combination.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 24, 2008 9:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: splaying hammers on Kawai console</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>That method is all well and good for treble and upper treble, but what about the big fat bass hammers on this Baldwin that I can't get to close up even with a drill press vise? I'm getting ready to call Baldwin and order new ones.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>RU/UP</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from "<A href="mailto:wjstuner@juno.com">wjstuner@juno.com</A>" <<A href="mailto:wjstuner@juno.com">wjstuner@juno.com</A>>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> Tom, I have not seen this on pianos of the last 20 years, but mostly on <BR>> Aeolians or Baldwins. Whatever the cause, I have had great success in applying <BR>> med CA glue carefully with an super thin palat knife. Then squeezing with <BR>> vise-grips to close and spray with the activator. Hope this helps. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Bill Schlipf <BR>> Bloomington, IL <BR>> <BR>> -- Tom Sivak <TVAKTVAK@SBCGLOBAL.NET>wrote: <BR>> List <BR>> <BR>> I recently purchased (for resale) a Kawai console, <BR>> model number unknown. The piano had two hammers on <BR>> which the felt had come loose from the moulding and I <BR>> replaced them. <BR>> <BR>> Looking at the piano more closely, I can see that <BR>> there are another dozen hammers ! that ha ve just started <BR>> to come loose. And by that I mean that if you look <BR>> REAL closely, you can see that the very tip of the <BR>> felt, farthest from the strike point is not quite <BR>> flush with the wood. You could fit a razor blade <BR>> under the edge of the felt on these hammers whereas <BR>> the remaining ones are completely flush with the <BR>> moulding. (All the hammers have staples.) <BR>> <BR>> Since I am reselling this piano, and I like to include <BR>> a warranty with all my piano sales, I'm wondering your <BR>> collective opinion on this situation. Will these <BR>> hammers follow their fallen brothers and open up like <BR>> a butterfly in time? <BR>> <BR>> What causes this to happen anyway? Heat? <BR>> Moisture/water? This piano did indeed have a little <BR>> water damage, but it seemed confined to the far bass <BR>> end of the cabinet. No signs of water inside the <BR>> piano, and furthermore, the h! ammers that separated <BR>> were on the keys G6 and G#6, far from where the water <BR>> was. <BR>> <BR>> If the adverse conditions that led to the hammers <BR>> failing are no longer present, can I have any <BR>> confidence in these hammers remaining viable for any <BR>> length of time? <BR>> <BR>> Would it be prudent to apply a little glue to these <BR>> hammers in hopes of reinforcing their bond with the <BR>> moulding? <BR>> <BR>> Whaddyathink? <BR>> <BR>> Thanks in advance, <BR>> Tom Sivak <BR>> Chicago <BR>> _____________________________________________________________ <BR>> Prices, software, charts & analysis. Click here to open your online FX <BR>> trading account. <BR>> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/REAK6ZpP8Ny5cf50k5sduNw3pLhxsYr6dGVZ <BR>> xgTzktaJ4q1kHndwDw/ <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>