For every 4 drops on a hammer, place 6 large drops on the tongue. By the time you get to the end, you won't much care what the complainer has to say. ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> Date: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:38 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] The "new" S&S Hammers. To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > I certainly bow to Ed Foote's expertise, but before doing this, I > wouldtry pulling the action into my lap, and putting four drops of > vodka directly > into the string grooves of each hammer. Four drops, not more, > tapering to > less in the high treble. Leave it 1/2 hour and see what you get. Don't > get the alcohol into the shoulders, confine it to the string groove > area. > > The point being, this is so extremely easy to try, and may make a big > difference with almost no time or money invested. You could try a > few notes to see what you are getting, and then do the rest if you > liked it. > I haven't seen the new Steinway hammers, but this technique has worked > well for me with a wide variety of bright pianos, grand and upright, > fancy and plain. > > Susan Kline > > At 11:17 AM 9/13/2007, you wrote: > >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 > >
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