At 09:43 PM 01/09/2001 -0500, you wrote: ><< Old Steinway hammers are a dream to > >file as the layers were thin and came off as expected. These layers seem to > >want to come off in thick layers...weird! Got any ideas?>> > >Greetings, > The factory approach helps. This means juicing the hell out of the >shoulders first. I have been up there and seen the lacquer running down and >off the tails! > 4 to1 lacquer and thinner, about two eye-dropper fulls on each shoulder >at the 9:30 and 2:30 areas. You may need more lacquer later, but this >beginning seems to solidify the felt enough to grind the hammers into shape. > Otherwise, file from the strikepoint down, THEN juice the hell out of >them. >Regards, >Ed Foote RPT I have resorted to this to file S&S hammers. A sanding fluid if you will. The older hammers filed with ease, was that due to shellac in the hammer or lacquer or a better hammer making process. I bet the later. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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