Ric, stop laughing... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California >Greetings, > I assume you used Steinway Hammers? If so, then the first thing >needed in their preparation is to soak them, and I mean "soak" them in the proper >lacquer/thinner mix. Use a squirt bottle until the whole hammer appears wet, >(Steinway uses what they call 4:1, but if you are thinning the more usual >refinishing lacquer, it will probably be closer to 6:1). > Without the hardening solution infiltrating the inner core of the hammers, >they will never project with the power you are looking for. Using >acetone/keytop for this will be way too much, and if you are trying to work up hammers >with keytops without the core being hardened, you will increase attack without >increasing the tonal body of the sound. >Regards, > >Ed Foote RPT >http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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