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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Andre,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The hammer glue, it is very hard to =
remove
the hammer on a broken shank.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have had some success with heat, how =
do you
remove the Yamaha hammer heads?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, =
Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=antares@euronet.nl =
href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl">antares</A>
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<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> Wednesday, January 12, =
2005 6:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re:
Glues,powders,softeners,etc</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 12-jan-05, at 18:22, <A
href="mailto:mps@usol.com">mps@usol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>What do you consider to be the best beginners arsenal of =
Glues,
<BR>Powders, Hardeners, Softeners, etc for a new tech?<BR><BR>I am =
repairing
and will soon begin trying my hand at voicing.<BR><BR>Thank you in
advance<BR><BR>Mark Montbriand<BR><BR>Mark's Piano
=
service<BR>Freeland,<BR>MI<BR><BR>_______________________________________=
________<BR>pianotech
list info:
=
https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR=
>Well,
for one, we have developed a glue for gluing hammers only which is =
just like
the Yamaha hammer glue.<BR>It is a white, expanding, glue, does not =
drip and
thus forms a nice collar or ring around the shank.<BR>We <I>just</I> =
improved
it and found the perfect formula, meaning that it is perfect. It gets =
stone
hard and forms a very tight connection between the hammer head and the =
shank.
The fact that it expands means that the drilling can be wide. This =
gives you
ample time to position the hammers.<BR><BR>Powders : I use only pure =
teflon
powder.<BR><BR>Hardener : I only use colodion.<BR><BR>Softener : never =
use it.
We usually don't soften hammers with chemicals but with
needling.<BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André =
Oorebeek<BR><BR>Vita Dura
Est<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>