Me too Howard. BUT still be careful. I popped at set of hammers apart on an old spinet a while back - yes maybe they were ready to go anyway, but the steaming was the final straw! ..........And I DID use a LOT of steam - quite an EXTREME application of the method Roger Jolly has described. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard S. Rosen" <hsrosen@gate.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:17 AM Subject: hard hammers > <!--StartFragment-->I highly recommend giving the hammers a good blast of > 50/50 water > and alcohol. I don't use fabric softener. I have found that the > results are about the same. You may need several applications if > they are exceptionally hard- the shoulders, strike point, the > works. You will discover that this is a GREAT way to voice > hammers once you get the hang of it. I use the stuff even in > fine voicing a drop at a time in specific areas. It really cuts > down on the amount of needling required and if you are skilled at > it you will be amazed at how close you can get without so much as > a pin prick, (although I recommend the "fine tuning" so to speak > with the needle). Anyway, yes, drown them. It won't hurt them, > it is reversible, and they ain't gunna be hard no more. > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV > > ********************* > I used to do this before I learned about steam voicing. Too many times the > 50/50 alcohol/water caused the hammers to come off the mouldings. Caused me > a lot of trouble. I am now a devotee of steam. > > > Howard S. Rosen, RPT > 7262 Angel Falls Ct. > Boynton Beach, Fl 33437 > > hsrosen@gate.net > > > >
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