>One experience I had was on a set of old Yamaha hammers which a number of >techs had told the client to replace. I steamed them and they puffed out >displaying lacerations caused by the needles actually breaking fiber. What >I had then was like a soft Steinway hammer so I lacquered the shoulders >followed immediately by a light lacquer on the crown and reshaped the >hammers, filing off the soft damaged felt. This was 8 years ago and the >piano is sounds wonderful and the client is happy. > Hi Dave, Thank's for your post. To reinforce the caution, this happened to an experienced technician, who knew how to get himself out of trouble, and did not leave the customer or mfg holding the bag. I have had similar experiences with the steam kettle approach, untill I mastered the technique. Regards Roger Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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