Be super careful using brake parts cleaner for anything (an ex-auto mechanic here). Some formulations contain carbon tetrachloride, long ago outlawed for use in fire extinguishers because of liver damage when breathed in. Lots of ventilation and/or a mask. Mike Kurta ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Singing 3 YO Baldwin M Treble > I have also found Brake Parts Cleaner, sprayed > directly at the strike point, to be a good way to > soften up over-lacquered hammers. > G.S. > --- Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre > <baldwin@mta-01.sk.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi Phil, > > The steam gets excellent and lasting > > results on the Renner > > hammers, the top octave is often heavily juiced. > > Best method for this, > > that I have found, is an acetone flush to drive the > > hardener further down > > the hammer. Several applications is often needed. > > In the field, I will soak the juiced hammers and > > needle whilst they are > > still wet. > > If you are dealing with an older Baldwin with > > Baldwin hammers, that is a > > different story. Many were juiced with key top type > > hardner's. In this > > case several acetone flushes are in order to build > > some tone into them. > > Regards Roger > > > > At 05:13 PM 8/3/02 -0400, you wrote: > > >Mike Bratcher said: > > > > > > > I haven't had good success with steaming on > > Baldwin hammers. Especially > > >in > > > > the top octave. I have worked on mostly > > Baldwins for the past 9 years. > > > > > >..and me for 6 with decent results..different > > steams for different folks i > > >guess.. > > > > > >-Phil Bondi (Fl.) > > >tito@philbondi.com > > > > Roger > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com
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