Hey Nevin! Good to see your name here. Welcome to the list. Chris On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:25 PM, nevin essex wrote: > Hi. It's Nevin Essex. I'm new on the CAUT list. My first reply. Tell > me if I do something wrong. In regard to the lacquering of new > hammers: I think it's important to apply as heavy a solution as > possible in a big grand piano like a Baldwin or Steinway D. The last > time I did it, I used 2:1. And the solution must soak in under the > strike point. It shouldn't just penetrate the shoulders and stay > there. It's to your advantage not to apply directly through the > crown or you'll be needling all day, but it should wick in under the > crown. Smaller pianos don't require as heavy a solution. Thanks, Nevin > Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. Registered Piano Technician School of Music, Ohio University Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall Athens, OH 45701 Office (740) 593-1656 Cell (740) 590-3842 fax (740) 593-1429 http://www.ohiou.edu/music -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081120/15ad441f/attachment.html>
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