steam voicing

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hey Roger,
>>Good quality American...<<
There are some who might consider that an oxymoron  :>)

jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of jolly roger
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:19 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: steam voicing


Hi Michael,
                 Make sure the iron head is firly secure in the iron.  I
err on the side of caution by advocating the 40 vs 80 Watt iron. Good
quality American cotton is a good substitute for cloth. NO synthetics.
And don't ask why. <G>
Roger


At 08:47 PM 1/18/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have had a few problems trying steam voicing. This may actually
>be caused by the fact that I am not using Irish linen as Roger
>suggests. I have been using cotton muslin and it is not that great. I
>can not find real linen anywhere locally. (I am about to finally order
>some online) Anyway... Do most of you actually use linen for steam
>voicing?
>
>My 40 watt iron seems to only be able to steam a few hammers
>before cooling off. I then have to wait a minute or so before steaming
>a couple more then the wait begins again. Is this typical? Do I just
>need more patience :)
> --
> 
> Michael Musial
> Reedsville Pa
>