Good Hammer Steamer

[Mark Schecter]

At  8:50 AM 10/25/95 -0600, stanwood wrote:
>For those of you University techs who need help beating back hard hammers
>and harsh tone, try the electric steam pot method.  I've just tried another
>model and it has
>three nice features.  Low price, removable lid, and a warm setting for standby.
>
>Make: RIVAL
>Model: 4070
>Description: Hot Pot Express with adjustable thermostat
>
>Made by: The Rival Company
>         Kansas City, MO 64131

I gather that this has something to do with applying steam to the
hammer felt, causing it to swell and unpack, in effect softening
it. Is there more written somewhere about using this technique,
or would you be so kind as to summarize? Thanks very much.

 --Mark Schecter