<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" xmlns:ns1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <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> <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 Brian Doepke Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:25 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: hammers separated from bottom of molding<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> The piano is a Cable drop-action with several hammer felt separations from the bottom of the hammer, the top is still attached (for the moment).<o:p></o:p> Is it possible to glue/clamp the felt while still in the piano?  I would hate to have to pull the action…all those lifter wires to take off and put back in the slots.<o:p></o:p> What type of adhesive is the best to use?  Wood glue?  PVE glue?<o:p></o:p> What type of clamps….any kind?<o:p></o:p> Thank you.<o:p></o:p> Brian P. Doepke, RPT<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Below is something I posted last year. You don’t have to use dental floss. I’d probably use fly line backing now, pretty strong stuff. Titebond would probably work well as a glue also. <o:p></o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u3:place u4:st="on"><u3:City u4:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u3:place></u1:CITY></u3:City> <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></u1:STATE></st1:State>  <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:PLACE><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <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 Dean May Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:19 AM To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>' Subject: RE: Gluing felt to moldings<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I was working on a pso spinet yesterday with multiple problems for a family with a limited budget. One hammer had lost the felt and about ten others had come apart on one side. I used Goop, needle nose vice grips and dental floss. I pulled the loose felts the rest of the way off to get a good coating of glue. I held the glued felt in place with the needle nose vice grips, clamping the ends of the felt from the shank end of the molding. This left the head of the hammer open so I could wrap the dental floss around it.<o:p></o:p> I pulled out about 20 inches of dental loss and tied a loop in one end to form a lasso, leaving a good 3-4 inches of the short end of the floss sticking out of the loop's knot. This gave me something to tie off against later. The beauty of doing the lasso is that it gives you the first loop around the felt without a knot, and it is self tightening. After pulling the first loop down tight, it stayed tight while I wrapped 4 more loops around the felt. Then I tied it off and went to the next hammer.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Worried about the remaining hammers, I soaked CA glue into the tail end of the felt on top and bottom. It will be interesting to see if it holds.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> One key in the treble section cracked at the dog leg. CA glue fixed it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> One corroded tenor string broke during tuning. I cut it off near the hitch pin and formed a loop on the unbroken leg of the wire to keep 2 strings on the note. It held.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Total time outside of tuning: about 45 minutes. Charges: $50.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Of course this is a piano that should be junked, but it is all the family can afford and it gives their girls something to practice on.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PersonName u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"></div> </body> </html>