Yes it will work to dilute the original solution with it and it is most common as it flashes off quickly. Using to get it out of the hammer is in my opinion largely a waste of time. If the solution is very mild and only near the crown then acetone can be used to wash the solution deeper into the hammer and reduce some of the bite-iness. Followed with some needle strokes or.... in many cases ....a hammer transplant. Personally I find hammer washing efforts negligible in term of affecting much change. Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Custom piano restoration Ronsen piano hammers-sales R & D and tech support Sitka soundboard panels 209-577-8397 209-985-0990 -----Original Message----- From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 9:44 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Voicing fluid In his article for the June 2009 Journal titled "Removing Lacquer from Hammers", Fred Sturm suggests acetone and lacquer thinner. It's a one-page article, probably worth a look. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Richard Ucci <richarducci at comcast.net> wrote: List, Is acetone the means of diluting hammer hardening solution? Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano www.uccipiano.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100922/e709e1a8/attachment.htm>
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