Hammer steaming

Barbara Richmond berich@heartland.bradley.edu
Fri, 26 May 1995 09:09:23 -0500 (CDT)


>I would stay away from fabric softener
> it has stuff that leaves residue and
>clogs up the felt.

David,

What exactly is clogging up the felt?  Do you
feel it affects the tone?  The string?
Arent there other chemicals in the felt?
Im only asking because Ive had such wonder-
ful success using softeners--five years here at
IWU--and have seen no adverse effects.  The
only results have been making previously un-
voicable (honky-tonk) hammers produce nice
piano tone.

Barbara Richmond
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois
berich@heartland.bradley.edu




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