I wouldn't allow it. That type of voicing is for extreme cases. Needles will work very nicely on that instrument and that process is controllable. Water is not and neither is steam. Nor does it accomplish what proper voicing of that hammer is supposed to do. It's a lazy man's way of taking the edge off. Suggest they call the Yamaha technical people and ask them directly about water voicing their hammers. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Stickney Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:51 PM To: Caut Subject: [CAUT] Alcohol/water on Yamaha hammers List: I have a Yamaha CFIII here at UM. Because of a political situation too complex to describe, an adjunct piano faculty here wants to bring in his "personal technician" to voice and regulate the piano. He wants to use an alcohol/water solution on the hammers to voice. The last piano he did this on (a Kawai KG-2D) was turned to mush, and I am concerned that is what would happen to our 9' Yamaha. Do any of you have experience using this solution on Yamaha hammers, and have they been good or bad? Of course, I'm not happy about them bringing in this other "tech", but it may be unavoidable due to the politics. Thanks for any input. Jeff Stickney University of Montana _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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