Roger - Today I sailed my maiden voyage on the steamship Roger, and I am delighted to say that the results were astonishing! This poor old 50's Acrosonic at a piano teacher's house had hammers as hard as they get, but 30 minutes after I got there the piano had undergone a transformation I wouldn't have thought possible in that length of time. And I was going SLOW! I was amazed at how easy it was to even out the tone using steam alone, requiring only a tad bit of needling at the end. The teacher could not believe her ears, saying it sounded just like it did 40 years ago. Well, I don't know about THAT, but it truly was remarkable. I DO wish I could get the 40 watt version, as the 80 watt available here in the states is a bit too hot when dry ironing, as you had indicated. It truly is a great tool to have available in our bag of tricks, though. Thanks for making us aware.... The one question I had, and it was barely noticeable by me, and not at all by the teacher(yet), was a bit of "raspiness" in a few of the lower tenor hammers that was not present when I began, and I tried numerous approaches to eliminate it, including sanding, needling, a bit more steaming, dry iron, all unsuccessful. Any ideas? Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com
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