Ed: I'm really not trying to be a S.A. but why would you buy hammers that cost more, take more work, and hope they "have less noisy attack"? Is this for the customer who insists on Genuine Steinway parts or is the normal procedure? dp ____________________ David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of A440A at aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:17 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] The "new" S&S Hammers. << They are bright indeed!! Just this morning the faculty pianist actually told me that now he "hates" this piano. I am trying keep him patient and working with them, but there is only so much needling I can do. I can't take the piano out of service to wash them with thinner until maybe Christmas break. So.... Anyone else have a better experience? Maybe it's just this set- >> You can reduce some of the problem by soaking the hammers in Acetone for an hour. Just use a squeeze bottle and start at the top. After they have been wet for an hour or so, go back over the crowns with fresh acetone. It will move some of the hardener out away from the contact area. Leave it alone overnight, with say, a fan blowing on it, and you may find that there is more body and fullness than you would expect. It will certainly have less noisy attack. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's new at http://www.aol.com</HTML>
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