Hi Folks, I have tried some lanolin/lacquer thinner on several sets of hammers here per Fred's post a couple weeks ago. BTW a good source of it is here for those who want to give it a try: http://www.thesage.com/catalog/FixedOil.html#Lanolin. $10 for 16 oz. I applied it to two sets of hammers that were annoying to needle - grabby or just plain impenetrable (one set of Renner blues, and one NY Steinway). Also applied some just yesterday to a set that were in need of needling, but a decent set, i.e. not argumentative hammers (NY S&S). The first thing I noticed in all three cases was that the mixture itself has an effect on the voice (to say nothing about whether or not the needles penetrate more easily, the original reason for the application). To my ear it is a pleasant change to the tone - mellower and rounder. On the set yesterday it probably is too dark and I'll need to file the hammers to get a bit more definition (they need filing anyway). The effect on the other two sets was not as pronounced, but still a pleasant change. I can't think of any downside to using the mixture. Not yet anyway. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has used this stuff. Alan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100915/cb7479f0/attachment.htm>
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC