<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=468375720-27082003>I use thick CA = with a mini bar-clamp. I have glued little strips of </SPAN>w<SPAN class=468375720-27082003>ood on the end of each clamp arm(?) so it = will fit better on the curved surface of the felt right near the tail of the head = (tail of the head??). </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=468375720-27082003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=468375720-27082003>Then, I go a = step further. I drill two tiny holes all the way through the head and molding and feed = a piece of 22 ga. wire through the holes. I twist the wire very tightly, trim = off all but about a 1/4" of the twisted part, and mash the remainder down. = In other words, I make my own tight staple. Works fine, looks = okay.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=468375720-27082003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN = class=468375720-27082003></SPAN></FONT><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> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Mike Kurta<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Jeffrey Schlaybach; Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Spliting Heads<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I've had good = results using a hot glue gun.  Lay a generous bead along either the felt or the molding.  Hold for about 90 seconds by hand or with some type of clamp.  I've used the mini trigger clamp, and you're done!  = Havn't had one fail yet.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike = Kurta</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=schlaybach@earthlink.net href="mailto:schlaybach@earthlink.net">Jeffrey Schlaybach</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> Wednesday, August 27, = 2003 10:18 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Spliting Heads</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Didn't check the archive but is = there a simple way to repair split hammer heads? I tuned a customer's spinet piano = Monday and about 7 of the heads had the felts pulled away from one side of = the hammers (most on top but some at the bottom). I thought perhaps = clamping and glue but what type of glue? And would the pressure the heads are = under allow the same things to happen all over again? Since it is a spinet I = hope to avoid taking out the action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff Schlaybach - Robesonia, PA</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Incoming mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.512 / = Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003<BR></FONT></P></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: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>