---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On 15-aug-04, at 2:57, Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: > > =A0 Ilex Andre & Isaac > =A0 I agree with you Andre & would say that selling the client on the=20= > tried & true idea of playing this piano in. You can give him this post=20= > as well as the others as proof that you've been soliciting other=20 > knowledgeable opinions, well at least Isaac's & Andre's, & that the=20 > consensus is be patient & play it. I like your approach of filing,=20 > ironing, fitting & power regulating as Isaac stated=A0etc. Always good=20= > first steps before lacquer. > =A0However if all that won't do it and the hammers really are a bit=20= > soft then I'd still encourage play in but perhaps some really dilute=20= > gloss nitro cellulose lacquer & acetone mixed thinly 8 or ten parts=20 > acetone=A0to one part lacquer. I'd experiment with a 4 to 6=A0drops on = the=20 > crown of the soggiest sounding hammer. I view this as sort of a=A0break=20= > in fluid & allows the hammer to pack in sooner with playing. & if it=20= > sounds really inappropriate then you can wash it down into the hammer=20= > with straight acetone & get it away from the crown & return to where=20= > you were. You may try just try straight acetone. Sometimes this alone=20= > brightens thing up a bit without adding any hardening agents at all. > Make sense? > =A0=A0 Regards Dale Of course Dale, but I consider it a last resort treatment, indeed, like=20= you said :=A0However if all that won't do it and the hammers really are = a=20 bit soft". I also agree with Isaac who mentioned the front punching. There are not many techs, I believe, who understand the enormous=20 influence of 'the right' front punching. After many years of trying out various kinds of front punching, we=20 finally found the right kind, and it makes all the difference. friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek Amsterdam - The Netherlands www.concertpianoservice.nl www.grandpiano.nl "where music is, no harm can be" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2178 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/af/fb/28/4f/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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