<!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=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>Hi !</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>The hammer clam is a coved wood block with a very large hammer shape, and an = internal part that can be wedged with a wood wedge (hammering the = wedge).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>They may not be that difficult to produce, bur a sketch and a pic may be in order. = These are planned ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>BTW I have seen on 2 occasions only  unglued hammer felt on an old = piano (what I recall)  one was a Steinway 1969, the other an old English brand.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>Seem to me that the lacquering process and the solvents used are probably not very = good to felt glue.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Compliments.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff>Isaac OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=964100021-02032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> David Love<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> mardi 2 mars 2004 02:38<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>