Julia, I have had good success with light steaming. I use a thin canvas type cloth that doesn't hold much moisture. Wring it out as dry as you can, place the cloth over the hammers and roll a hammer iron over each hammer for just about one second. There is no hammer distortion, it's very effective and will last much longer than needling.
Al -
High Point, NC
From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:18 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Abel naturals - report
Greetings,
Well.... I replaced my Yami U3's original hammers with Abel naturals in Feb . To me, they are very firm hammers that need alot of shoulder easing; Their tone is nice though, once they are voiced enough. It seems like I get them to sound good and then a few days later, the fibers "re close" ...sort of like when you bunch up a plastic bag in your hand and it expands/puffs back out.
Julia
PA
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