On Thu, 25 May 1995, John Musselwhite wrote: [A whole raft of stuff expunged...] > And finally, a customer has a Steinway M which >had new (factory) hammers in the seventies but >they were never lacquered. The customer complains >the tone is too bright but the fibres just shred when >they are filed and needles drop in by gravity. I would >juice the hammers first and then file and needle but > the customer is worried the piano will be too loud >and bright after that and won't sanction the work. >Would steaming help? I had a similar situation--what seemed to be soft hammers and brighter tone than the customer wanted. Needling was ineffective, so I tried using hammer softener. It worked beautifully. Would there be any harm in trying steaming? Barbara Richmond Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois berich@heartland.bradley.edu
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