still going

[Ron Nossaman]

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>Yes certainly.  There isn't enough felt left for a filing/shaping job.
>There was serious discussion about rebuilding the instrument, that seemed 
>like a smarter option than buying new.  Unfortunately, the customer is now 
>bankrupt.  So any suggestions anyone has to make the pianists life easier 
>are welcome.
>
>The hammers toughen up very quickly, like in a few hours in fact.  I 
>wondered if the pianist who plays it could be taught to use meth/water to 
>soften the hammers prn (as needed).  I just don't know if that would make 
>the hammers worse more quickly.
>
>Kurt

I doubt that alcohol (don't use methanol, it's toxic and ethanol works just 
as well) will soften the moldings enough to help much. There's a fair gap 
between healing the sick and raising the dead, and putting salve on the 
bones is rarely successful. Pour the vodka in the pianist instead, where it 
will do some good.

Ron N

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