[CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers

[David Ilvedson]

Everyone has given excellent advice....print out all the emails and present them to the adjunct faculty.   Definitely let Yamaha America know about the possible and give them an email address to send some warnings...warranty etc.

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Jeff Stickney" <jpstickney@montanadsl.net>
To: Caut <caut@ptg.org>
Received: 1/6/2006 4:50:32 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers


>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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