<div> Tom,<br> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kawai should have hammers that will work on your piano.  I recently had the same problem on an older Kawai console, and they were able to sell me pre-bored hammers that fit pretty well.<br> <br> As for the rest of them, only time will tell.  <br> <br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> dstahlpiano.net</div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: richard.ucci@att.net<br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 6:28 am<br> Subject: Re: splaying hammers on Kawai console<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_3_28a0009a-f1c7-4924-8f69-2ea67a8eafc5"> <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="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">-------------- 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 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> > <a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/REAK6ZpP8Ny5cf50k5sduNw3pLhxsYr6dGVZ" target="_blank">http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/REAK6ZpP8Ny5cf50k5sduNw3pLhxsYr6dGVZ</a> <br> > xgTzktaJ4q1kHndwDw/ <br> > <br> > <br> > </blockquote> </div>  <div id='u8CA5C5AE31957B3-8C-20E6' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>.</FONT> </div>