[CAUT] steamer

[Ted Sambell]

The reason soaking might not work is because of drying out. One should consider cutting wedges of hammer felt to fit into the mortices. to keep them wet. Take a look at Bill Spurlock's website: www.spurlocktools.com I like to insert his sizing cauls and lightly dry the keys with a heat gun.

Ted Sambell

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Garee, Anne E. 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:16 AM
  Subject: [CAUT] steamer


  Alan,

  Check out the Shark Steamer that was featured in the journal earlier this year.  It is hand-held or sits on the bench for hands-free use.  It directs the steam in a very narrow path which is great for targeting just the bushing.  You can have a handful of keys in one hand and the tweezers or needle nose in the other. 

   

  Here is a link I found just now through Google.

  http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-6/qid=1184864331/ref=sr_1_6/601-9110439-1358515?ie=UTF8&asin=B000GHDN38

   

  I got mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond but they are available through Target, etc.  Nice tool.

  Anne Garee

   

   

  Anne Garee, Program Director for Piano Technology

  Florida State University College of Music

  132 N. Copeland Street 

  Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180

  850-645-7873

  agaree at fsu.edu

   
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