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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Isaac,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I intend to let refelt the hamers of a =
verry nice
Erard grand of 1927 wich has a tiny sound due to the hamers beeing
reshaped</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to often.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And indeed there are no tails. Thoes =
that meen that
it is more difficult to obtain good hamers due to the impossibility to =
clamp the
tails? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any good adresses in France? I was =
thinking to ask
Abel, but i'm not shure they can refelt such a hammers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any way, just great pianos those Erards =
exept for
their bizare kind of hammershanks and hammers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pierre Gevaert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Belgium</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=oleg-i@wanadoo.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@wanadoo.fr">Isaac =
OLEG
SIMANOT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 19, 2002 =
1:11
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Unglued =
Hammerheads
(Clamping)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002>Richard,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=941390200-19032002>The
metal clamps yet sold by Renner are indeed designed to clamp hammer =
felt. That
was done in ancient times eventually to glue some new felt on multi =
layers
hammers (and leather too of course)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002>Another method involved the uses of a wood =
clamp, the
Erard hammers refelting are yet done as that, as they cant be mounted =
in a
machine for gluing new felt (no tails).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002>These clamps are very strong, the surely =
could help
to clamp back some old felt, but the hammers are ruined anyway (as =
probably
the piano ). And yes for sure they don't really apply to modern hammer =
making.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002>Friendly from</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002>Isaac OLEG</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=941390200-19032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la =
part de</B>
Richard Brekne<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> lundi 18 mars 2002
19:05<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> =
Re:
Unglued Hammerheads<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Paul Plumb wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I have =
been asked
to reglue hammerheads that have come loose from the molding (not =
the
shanks) because of heat in a fire. I would like to know the =
best
kind of glue to use if not hide glue and best way to clamp
them.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>???? Clamping ???? We do =
not clamp
hammerheads.</FONT></FONT> <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Any =
other
information that may be helpful would be appreciated. The =
piano is
about 30 years old and there does not appear to be any other =
problems
except rust formation on the pins and strings. I realize =
that some
of the other hammers may become loose in the future and have =
warned the
client.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Thanks,</FONT></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Paul =
Plumb</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Plumb
Pianos</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial><FONT =
size=-1>A good wood
glue should work just fine... Is this an upright or a grand. Perhaps =
you
might get a tech with some experience in fire/smoke damage to take a =
second
look at this instrument. Not all problems relating to fire / smoke =
become
all the acute immediatly after the event.</FONT></FONT> <BR>
<BR> <BR>
<P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A =
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> =
<BR><A
=
href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad=
park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>
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