Greetings Horace, Glad to see you out of the closet. I started using steam about 10 to 15 years ago, and shared my findings with a small group of Baldwin techs, on condition of anonymity, then I got bolder with chapter members, but ended up being nick named the closet steamer when I stepped out. Welcome Horace the flush voicer. PS I will be teaching a steam voicing class in Kansas and will demo both steam and acetone for the extreme cases. Regards Roger >Now, it's _my_ turn for the flame suit! > >Cheers! > >Horace > > > >At 05:43 PM 12/4/1998 -0700, you wrote: >>At 04:33 PM 12/4/98 -0600, you wrote: >>>Hi Jeff, >>> Wet needling is the way to go. >>>Now for my flame suit or straight jacket. >>>Regards roger >>> >>> >>Roger, >> Can't wait to try it on a couple of over-pounded L's and R's from a few >>years ago. Seems like the ones that get moderate play don't get near as >>bad. On the other hand, we don't have any moisture in the air to help the >>hardening process. (can't hardly quick-set CA glue, either!) Matter of >>fact, the dryness makes for problems if you use the "pliers" method >>mentioned on another post. I've found that squeeze-a-fied hammers sound ok >>for awhile, but then become very difficult to file, or even lightly dress, >>and picky little voicing changes are almost impossible. >> I've never done a "flush" as described, but I've had good luck on the >>BPO's with just straight acetone right on the strike till it soaks down to >>just about the tip of the moulding. >>Good luck with whatever you do, Jeff. >> >>Guy >>"When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty." >> > >Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT >Systems Analyst/Engineer >Controller's Office >Stanford University >email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu >voice mail: 650.725.9062 >fax: 650.725.8014 > Roger Jolly Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre Saskatoon and Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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