New Bostons

[Erwinspiano@aol.com]

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In a message dated 1/26/2003 11:09:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
fssturm@unm.edu writes:

> Subj: Re: New Bostons 
>  Date: 1/26/2003 11:09:33 AM Pacific Standard Time
>  From: <A HREF="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A>
>  Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>
>  To: <A HREF="mailto:tito@philbondi.com">tito@philbondi.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
>         To all Participants

           Thanks for the helpful replys to my initial post about the awful 
sounds of the hardened hammers in Boston's and how to deal with it. I 
consider myself now armed and dangerous with your suggestions!!
   Thanks---Dale Erwin

> 
>   I'll echo what Phil says, and refer to what Roger wrote, too: day to day,
> steam voicing as maintenance is a quick, well aimed shot to the very crown.
> Pulls the grooves back virtually level. Then iron. This is the very best 
> way to
> extend the useful lives of hammers available. (The alternative is to file 
> and
> sugarcoat, which will get you to need replacement real quick.)
>   For my part, I much prefer doing my shoulder work with needles, assuming 
> I
> have hammers like Abels. I like the control and the results better. But 
> when
> the hammers are rocks, and I'm facing hours of torture (Samicks and the 
> like),
> steam is the way to go. Then maybe needles for finish.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> 
> Phil Bondi wrote:
> 


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