I know that hammer felts get glued back down however I am not so sure a repair can return the tension that was once introduced by a hammer making press. The owner is a piano teacher who wants to start teaching again so I think its wise to refelt/replace the hammers. The action parts are in good condition and I believe I can use the exisiting shanks by softening the glue and popping off the hammers. I think repair is a waste of time and money so I am looking for suggestions on what hammer felt would work as well as sources. There are now about 20 more that I could see that are banana peeled and some starting to peel away. Someone previous had glued the felt back and tied the repair down with string-in fact 21 hammers had been repaired this way. The hammer felts have separated from the moldings due to glue failure many on the underside of the hammers. Amazingly it was just 2 cents sharp, the bass end was solid as a rock. I tuned a Mason & Hamlin MFP console on Friday that I had last tuned in 2013 when it was in a home on the Intercoastal Waterway.
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