<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://3565/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Someone had a video showing how he used an electric hair straightener on the hammer to soften the glue.<div>It works quite well, and then any tool should work. I have some fooling around with the tool to make the 'jaws' more parallel and adjustable for different width hammers and butts.</div><div>You should be able to just google for hammer removal. It might even be in the list of you tube instructional things from the home office.</div><div>For uprights I use the Renner hammer removal tool.</div><div>John Ross</div><div>Windsor, Nova Scotia<br><div><div>On 2013-01-22, at 7:03 PM, "Encore Pianos" <<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: 'News Gothic MT'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">No, Terry – don’t use those fine scissors to remove hammer heads.  Or we’ll start calling you Terry Scissorhands. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">J</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Will<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:pianotech-<a href="mailto:bounces@ptg.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">bounces@ptg.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Terry Farrell<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:39 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [pianotech] Hammer Head Removal Tool<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Oh good grief - Jurgen! I bought a pair of scissors from him - I just asked him to send me a pair of his best scissors. He sent me a pair of German scissors. These scissors are, are, are....... well, all you have to do is point them at whatever you want to cut and it automatically makes the finest, most perfect cut you could imagine. I have no idea what they cost. Glad I didn't ask the price.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Should I do the same for the hammer head tool?  ;-)<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On Jan 22, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Terry, I got one from Jurgen at Piano Supply in Canada. Best hammer removal tool I have ever used.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span lucida="" calligraphy'","serif";color:black'="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: '} '; ">Al -</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><i><span lucida="" calligraphy'","serif";color:black'="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: '} '; ">High Point, NC</span></i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On Jan 22, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Terry Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Looking for suggestions on the latest and greatest tools for removing both upright and grand hammer heads from their shank.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div> </div> <br></div></body></html>