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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Paul T Williams<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 02, 2007 8:25
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> College and University
Technicians<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] Experiment
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Jim, These hammers won't last a year or two
anyway! They are quite worn out, so I thought there would be nothing to
lose. If they clog up right away, then they will be summer project number
1!!!</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>The
other question arising is whether the chemicals in Downy will be corrosive to
the strings. That would not be good, however, they are pretty old as
well. The bottle only states the ingredients as "biodegradable fabric
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<tt><font face="Courier New">I think I read an article about Downy softener
that said the long term</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">effect wasn't good. It seems it kind of
"clogged up" the hammer so</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">future voicing was not possible. Anyone know about
the long term effect?</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">(Within a couple of years) The Pianotek stuff
isn't supposed to have</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">adverse effects. I've used it occasionally on
marginal hammers with</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">success.</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Jim Busby BYU</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">-----Original Message-----</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">From: caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Willem Blees</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 5:26 PM</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">To: College and University Technicians</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Subject: Re: [CAUT] Experiment success!</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Not only is <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Downey</st1:place></st1:City>
less expensive, it probably smells a lot better </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">than the hammer softener from Piantek. BTW, does
anyone know the </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">ingredients of this stuff?</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Wim</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Willem Blees, RPT</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Piano Tuner/Technician</font></tt><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">School</font></tt></st1:PlaceType><tt><font
face="Courier New"> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Music</st1:PlaceName></font></tt></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">University</font></tt></st1:PlaceType><tt><font
face="Courier New"> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alabama</st1:PlaceName></font></tt></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">Tuscaloosa</font></tt></st1:City><tt><font
face="Courier New">, <st1:State w:st="on">AL</st1:State> <st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></font></tt></st1:place><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">205-348-1469</font></tt><br>
<br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Quoting Paul T Williams
<pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu>:</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">> Hi all</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> Just wanted to give you an update on my
hammer softener experiment. </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> It </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> ended up being a tie between the Downy
softener and the hammer</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> softener </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> from Protek. Since most of the pianos I
worked on have Abel and</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> Renner </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> hammers, steaming didn't have a huge effect.
One M&H model A's</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> hammers </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> are so badly worn (not even enough felt left
to file!) that even the</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> softeners didn't do very much. It's now
slated for an action</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> overhaul </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> this summer.( Abel or Renner? Hmmmmmmm...)</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> So for cost analysis, the hammer softener is
about 75 cents per ounce</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> and </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> the Downy/Alcohol is about 15 cents/ounce!
No brainer. Time will</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> tell </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> which will last the longest. </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> BTW, The mineral spirits ended up working
just fine on the Steinway </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> finish.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> On to new challenges!</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> Best to all,</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> Hei, Hei!</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">> Paul</font></tt><br>
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