<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Keep us posted! If this works, it may be the best news since saving old blocks with CA -- you'll be almost as famous as the person who first thought of that! (whoever the heck it was).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What glue did you use? It seems like the relative amount of "give" among hide, CA, or whatever, could make a performance difference. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Another ponderable ... with the crown gone, I wonder what has happened to the tension in the shoulders .... greatly reduced for sure. Maybe some hardener will be necessary to get much sound out of them. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> 11/07/2005 2:46:13 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hammer Rebuilding - In A Pinch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Never let it be said that I don't apply bandaids to junk pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Refurbishing an action from a junk 90-year-old microgrand for a lady. Not going to replace the worn-to-the-core hammers because of $$. Regulation was a main objective (among many other things). But I just couldn't give her back her piano with the entire top octave hammer cores banging onto the strings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So........ this is a first for me......... not necessarily even suggesting its a good idea....... but I did it anyway........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 1 - file flat hammer tops real flat (I did not remove much felt from these!):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:410-220051117223318751@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 2 - glue new hammer material to hammer tips:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:184671-220051117223318752@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Step 3 - sand/file, first with belt sander, then with paddle, then shoe-shine to shape (a little out of focus, but you get the idea):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:63342-220051117223318753@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks like it will work. Don't know what it will sound like. Gotta be better than wood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, FWIW. Silly ideas from silly techs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>