<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=937061901-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=3>I've = had good results with glue and, while clamped, Dremmel-drilling two = small holes through the felt tails and the molding then pulling though a loop = of picture-hanging wire (solid, not braided) and twisting tight, clipping = the excess and folding the twist down flat to the molding. I make the twist = on the underside of the hammer so the visible part ends up looking like a staple.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=937061901-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=937061901-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=3>I = don't know if this is really any more secure than glue alone, but it makes me feel better = about doing the "next best thing," rather than replacing the hammers, and = customers seemed pleased with it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=937061901-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = David Love [mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March = 01, 2004 7:38 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Fw: Hammer felt = separation<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>I'd probably reglue them if I wasn't replacing them.  = Depending on how many there are, you can take a couple of blocks of wood and cove = out one side on the end of a belt sander so that you can put them on = either side of the hammer and pull them together with a clamp after working = in a bit of glue.   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></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=piano57@flash.net = href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/1/2004 4:59:45 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: Hammer felt separation</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would you do anything about = this?  (That is, besides replace them.)  I have an opinion, but I'd like to = know yours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 2/18/2004<BR> </FONT> </P>