[CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers

[Jeff Olson]

Maybe it's just me, but I think the best use for alcohol and water regarding 
hammer-voicing is to mix Vodka and water, sip, then proceed with needling 
(it helps relax those forearm muscles :-).

JeffO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@yahoo.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers


> Hi Jeff,
>
> I'd suggest you go to the head of the department and let these "experts"
> decide whether to "allow it" or not. I'd make it clear that this procedure
> is extreme and that the instrument may well require a new set of hammers 
> to
> return it to what it should be.
>
> It certainly is not a "vote of confidence" from this adjunct faculty
> member--but that's another matter entirely, and as you said "political".
> Just remember it is "just business". Horses and water come to mind.
>
> At 05:50 PM 1/6/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>>List:
>>
>>I have a Yamaha CFIII here at UM.  Because of a political situation too
>>complex to describe, an adjunct piano faculty here wants to bring in his
>>"personal technician" to voice and regulate the piano.  He wants to use
>>an alcohol/water solution on the hammers to voice.  The last piano he
>>did this on (a Kawai KG-2D) was turned to mush, and I am concerned that
>>is what would happen to our 9' Yamaha.  Do any of you have experience
>>using this solution on Yamaha hammers, and have they been good or bad?
>>Of course, I'm not happy about them bringing in this other "tech", but
>>it may be unavoidable due to the politics.  Thanks for any input.
>>
>>Jeff Stickney
>>University of Montana
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> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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