I actualy react to this subject because Yamaha never uses steam, only needles. There seems to be a voicing difference between America and Europe? Martin > From: Susan Kline <sckline@home.com> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 09:11:36 -0800 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: reply to Susan on yamaha hmrs > > At 05:06 PM 11/26/2000 +0100, you wrote: >> Because the Yamaha hammer has initially been treated with a hardening basis >> (the colored basis of the hammer) and the Japanese (so I have learned from a >> colleague who has been to Yamaha a couple of time never use steam but insted >> always use needles). >> I also remembr a mail here on this list saying that Japanese technicians >> forbid steaming. >> >> My few euros >> (; >> >> >> Martin >> ----------------- > > Thanks, Martin. Euros, like all money, graciously accepted. <grin> > > Being wild Americans, self reliant and all that, we'll probably try > steaming Yamaha hammers anyway (maybe we already have) to see if the > hardener really causes problems. Iconoclasts all, we would tend to > ask ourselves if the Japanese really knew that steam is bad, or did > they just think they knew? Or did they use too much steam, or in the > wrong place, etc. > > Susan > > >
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