[CAUT] hammer softener

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Paul-

Try rubbing alcohol. It is about 30% water and has little or no additives. Put it in a spray bottle from the drug store cosmetics department and spritz the hammer surface.  The alcohol helps the water to enter the hammer and evaporates quickly.  The result is similar to steaming without the shoulder distortion that steam produces.  Follow lightly with a brass brush.

Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
>Sent: Mar 23, 2007 11:46 AM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: [CAUT] hammer softener
>
>Hi again List,
>
>Does anyone know what is in the Pianotek Hammer softener?  I was wondering 
>if there is some homemade stuff that would work as well.  They only sell 
>it in 8 Oz bottles and until budgets increase (ha ha) to replace lots of 
>hard, worn, really really bright hammers et al, I need to use this stuff.
>
>Trying to save some doh ray me
>
>Paul