reply to Susan on yamaha hmrs

[Susan Kline]

At 05:06 PM 11/26/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Because the Yamaha hammer has initially been treated with a hardening basis
>(the colored basis of the hammer) and the Japanese (so I have learned from a
>colleague who has been to Yamaha a couple of time never use steam but insted
>always use needles).
>I also remembr a mail here on this list saying that Japanese technicians
>forbid steaming.
>
>My few euros
>(;
>
>
>Martin
>-----------------

Thanks, Martin. Euros, like all money, graciously accepted. <grin>

Being wild Americans, self reliant and all that, we'll probably try
steaming Yamaha hammers anyway (maybe we already have) to see if the
hardener really causes problems. Iconoclasts all, we would tend to
ask ourselves if the Japanese really knew that steam is bad, or did
they just think they knew? Or did they use too much steam, or in the
wrong place, etc.

Susan