reply to Susan on yamaha hmrs

[vanbrussel]

I actualy react to this subject because Yamaha never uses steam, only
needles.
There seems to be a voicing difference between America and Europe?

Martin

> From: Susan Kline <sckline@home.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 09:11:36 -0800
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: reply to Susan  on yamaha hmrs
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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