>C2 not a G2...sorry. Actually, no flattening to speak of...some grooving >but I thought the steaming might be worth a try. I have been doing some >deep needling on the shoulders and get immediate relief but it doesn't >last... What sort of deep needling? If the hammers are rock hard, try steam and then needling. If you like I'll give you a sure-fire deep-needling technique for right up on the crown.....harrowing at first, but safe, very effective, pretty permanent. Best, David A > >David I > >David, if you are really working on a G2, it's a lot more than two years >old. Did you mean a C2? > > If the piano has really been getting that kind of use, are the hammers >starting to get a little flat up near the capo bar? Steaming is fine, but >if the hammers are through and through hard, you'll get better results >from and little deep needling down on the shoulders and sides of the >hammer. Don't mean to butt in here, though.
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