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  • 1.  hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 04-10-2019 04:20 PM

    Good afternoon.  I am currently part of a team designing a curatorial centre to accommodate a large, diverse collection.  Our design will include mobile paintings racks.  Since we are zone 4 in terms of seismic activity, we are designing with that in mind.  I was hoping to hear what kind of hooks people use to attach paintings to mobile racks particularly if you are in a seismic area.  I'd love to know what worked & what didn't.


    Thank you.


    Susan Maltby, Conservator

    Maltby & Associates Inc.



  • 2.  RE: hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 04-11-2019 08:39 AM
    In 1995 Kobe, Japan experienced an earthquake registering 7.3 on the Richter Scale. In the local art museum there were many paintings hung on movable racks with S-hooks. Some of the S-hooks were made of mild steel, some of them were made of stainless steel. A number of mild steel S-hooks failed during the earthquake, straightening to such a degree that they no longer served to hold paintings. None of the stainless steel S-hooks failed.


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    Robert Sieger
    1635 W. St. Paul Ave.
    Milwaukee, WI
    53233
    414-252-0677 Ex. 113 office
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    ------Original Message------

    Good afternoon.  I am currently part of a team designing a curatorial centre to accommodate a large, diverse collection.  Our design will include mobile paintings racks.  Since we are zone 4 in terms of seismic activity, we are designing with that in mind.  I was hoping to hear what kind of hooks people use to attach paintings to mobile racks particularly if you are in a seismic area.  I'd love to know what worked & what didn't.


    Thank you.


    Susan Maltby, Conservator

    Maltby & Associates Inc.



  • 3.  RE: hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 04-11-2019 09:21 AM

    Thank you Robert. 


    Sue



    ------Original Message------

    In 1995 Kobe, Japan experienced an earthquake registering 7.3 on the Richter Scale. In the local art museum there were many paintings hung on movable racks with S-hooks. Some of the S-hooks were made of mild steel, some of them were made of stainless steel. A number of mild steel S-hooks failed during the earthquake, straightening to such a degree that they no longer served to hold paintings. None of the stainless steel S-hooks failed.


    --
    Guardian Fine Art Services
    Robert Sieger
    1635 W. St. Paul Ave.
    Milwaukee, WI
    53233
    414-252-0677 Ex. 113 office
    414-218-4865              cell




  • 4.  RE: hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 10-20-2023 12:56 PM

    Hi Susan - 

    Were you able to land on a suitable hook for your needs?

    I'm looking for some better hooks for our system in San Francisco.

    Kind regards,

    Zachary Harper
    Collections Manager
    Asian Art Museum



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    Zachary Harper
    Collections Manager
    Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
    San Francisco CA
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  • 5.  RE: hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 10-20-2023 01:51 PM

    Yes, I did.  I got a recommendation from a colleague in Victoria, BC - they are the same seismic zone that I'm dealing with.  She uses Takiya Muse hooks.  The Takiya rep. I was dealing with was in the US.  I'm not sure if he still is the rep, but here is his contact info:

    JEFFREY ISAACSUS Representative - TAKIYA14507 Drexmore RoadShaker Heights, OH  44120email: jeff.us@takiya.com(c) 216 403-9162http://www.takiya.com/en/

    He was very helpful sending several samples & a print catalogue.

    I'd be happy to chat further, my email, susan.maltby@utoronto.ca, is the best way.

    Take care.

    Sue



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    Sue Maltby, Conservator
    IIC Fellow
    Maltby & Associates Inc.
    Adjunct Faculty, Museum Studies Program/Faculty of Information, University
    of Toronto
    174 Spadina Ave., #508
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5T 2C2
    416-921-2877
    Canada
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  • 6.  RE: hooks for paintings, seismic

    Posted 10-20-2023 02:06 PM

    Hi Sue - 

    This is great tip, thanks so much!!

    Zachary



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    Zachary Harper
    Collections Manager
    Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
    San Francisco CA
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