--- Dave Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hi Roger and all, sorry if this is redundant but > I've been popping in > and out of this thread. I saw today a fresh out of 3 > years storage > Samick grand, installed in a new house with marble > floors and plaster > walls. Besides being 70c flat it is horribly bright. > The treble > hammers are so hard they are beyond the 'hard > rubber' and approaching > the ceramic stage, no give at all under fingers or > needles. Is steam > a viable option here? I have yet to experiment with > steam at all > except for opening joints and bending wood. I've got > no idea what was > initially used on these hammers, they are hardly > worn, and anything > that might open them up without replacing (although > that would be my > #1 choice) would please the customer no end. > -- > Dave > > > ----------------------------- > Dave Doremus RPT > > New Orleans > ------------------------------ I've been intrigued by the option of steam, myself, although I've never seen it done anywhere except at a PTG convention class. I'd love anyone's input. Thanks, Harriet __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
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