[pianotech] Brighter Yamaha

[Dale Erwin]

Of course all the advice given has merit under the appropriate scenario but not having the benefit of on onsite inspection means we're all taking our best guess as to the right call. There are very few exceptions to lacquering Yamaha hammers as David said and he's right so lac. would be a last resort..
 


Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: tnrwim <tnrwim at aol.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 8:30 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brighter Yamaha


Thanks for the advice, so far. As a follow, I've that high humidity has an 
effect on hammers. This piano sat in empty house for five years in Hilo, but was 
moved to Oahu 2 weeks ago and is now in an air condition hall. 

 Hilo is on the Windward side of the Big Island of Hawaii, where it rains A LOT. 
The piano is only 6 years old and has never been used. It has had a string cover 
and a damp chaser, so there no damage, and the hammers are virtually brand new. 

Would the being exposed to a lot of humidity be the reason the hammers are soft, 
and if I just wait 6 months they will brighten up by themselves?

Wim
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:57 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:

> We usually have knock the edge off Yamaha hammers. But a church just got a 
small grand where the killer octaves need a little boost.  What is the 
recommended method for "juicing" up Yamaha hammers
> 
> Wim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

 
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