Author Topic: Hammer tip glue? (Read 3736 times)

rockstardave · « **on:** July 13, 2010, 11:48:34 PM »

I glued all my NOS neoprene tips on with super glue, and after a few weeks of playing, they started falling off.

I removed them all, I'm scraping the wood portion of the hammer clean with a razor (which I originally did, painstakingly, with all the old tips), and I'm starting over.

I tried Gorilla Glue. Worse than the super glue.

I tried Amazing Goop. Worse yet.

I have a gig on Saturday, and all my hammer tips are in a plastic bag.

:shock:

A little help, please? (I really don't want to haul the Hammond to the gig...)

pianotuner steveo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2010, 06:58:08 PM »

I dont remember the exact name but its made by 3m and comes in a small tube.
Its really sticky and remains pliable when dry.
Super glue just plain doesnt work in piano applications. i hate the stuff.

Rob A · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2010, 07:17:27 PM »

http://www.fenderrhodes.com/service/hammer-tips.php

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Originally the glue was weather stripping adhesive (3M 8001), which was normally used on car doors. Later we changed to super glue (cyanoacrylate).

jim · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:43:18 AM »

those new old stock tips would have the grooves on the bottom yes?
these grooves don't help much for the super glue, and i guess your half wood hammers wouldn't either.

after saying that, I have no suggestion for a solution.

or, maybe wood glue?

pianotuner steveo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2010, 06:39:12 AM »

I have used the 3M glue with absolutely no problems.

Spaceduck · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2010, 11:17:47 AM »

Quote from: "pianotuner steveo"

Super glue just plain doesnt work in piano applications. i hate the stuff.

In all my years of using super glue (and like an idiot I keep trying), not one thing I've ever superglued has stayed glued. Except for the damn cap on the superglue tube. :evil:

jim · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2010, 09:10:36 PM »

ha ha yeah i've glued plenty of super glue tubes to plenty of desks.

rockstardave · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:51:11 PM »

Thanks for the replies, I found the 3M stuff, in the DIY materials section of the site, actually :oops:

I'm ordering a tube, but the Rhodes won't make it to the show. I told the guys I would bring my MIDI setup instead. Frowns all around. Hammond it is...

jim · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2010, 06:11:08 PM »

that's a shame.

Just be happy your band know/hear the difference.

Peacefrog35 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2010, 08:02:17 AM »

Any good 2 part epoxy will work...you know the kind where it has 2 solutions in the tube and you push some out and mix together. Apply to the tip with a tooth pic. It works great and they will not come off...you can find this stuff at any hardware store, Home dept...even Walmart.

rockstardave · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2010, 11:38:50 PM »

The 3M goop showed up in the mail, started gluing the tips back on. Works like a charm, but it is crazy stuff! It wants to continue flowing out of the tube, when I only want a little dot! I recommend putting a little on an applicator (I'm using a qtip) rather than sticking the whole tube in your piano. It has a tendency to make a mess, and according to the label, has chemicals that cause cancer and birth defects, so gloves and a well ventilated room are probably good ideas, too.

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