Hammer softening

[Gary Fluke]

Ron,

Thanks for pointing out that this subject has been thoroughly discussed on 
the list.  However, my search of the archives, which I felt was rather 
exhaustive, did not come up with much about hammer softening at all.


Gary Fluke

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Hammer softening


>
>> I am going to try this. Can any of the chemists comment on substituting a 
>> different kind of alcohol? Everclear could be easier to get, or 
>> Isopropyl.
>>
>> *Dean*
>
>
> This has been discussed on list probably as much as CA. Yes, ethanol works 
> just as well, and isn't nearly as immediately lethal if you happen to 
> accidentally drink your hammer softener over a period of hours or days. It 
> also shrinks flanges just as well as methanol, and thins shellac (which is 
> also edible, incidentally), as a bonus.
> Ron N
>