[CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers

[Jeff Stickney]

List,

Thank you for your responses so far.  The CFIII is from 1994, so as some 
of you have indicated it might be a candidate for that treatment.  
However, I don't trust the other tech to know what he is doing enough to 
do it right.  This all comes at a time when I have been pushing for a 
1/2 time staff position (currently a $12,000/year contract - no surprise 
the Yamaha isn't maintained the way it should be - plus it competes with 
a Steinway D on stage and gets less use).  We are also scheduled for a 
Steinway Inventory Evaluation in a couple weeks.  To add to the 
complication, the adjunct went to the Dean - over the head of the chair 
of the department - and the adjunct's dad bought/donated the piano to 
the U.  OK, so there you have the tip of the politics.  It goes on, but 
you get the gist.  It's starting to feel like a no-win, but at least the 
majority opinion seems to be that alcohol/water is not the approach of 
choice.

Any more input would certainly be helpful - I love this list for the 
opportunity to "think through" a situation like this.  Thanks.

Jeff Stickney
UM

Jeff Stickney 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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