<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Schimmel attacked by fabric softener</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> With lots of time and = trouble you might be able to make this piano sound like something, but I dou= bt it will sound like a 7’ Schimmel ought to.  Just replace them,= and be assured of a good result, instead of taking hours and hours to prove= that the old hammers are a lost cause.  BTW, I know you didn’t a= sk,  but I luuuuv Ronsen hammers. Ken Z. On 5/20/05 9:43 AM, "HepplerA@aol.com" <HepplerA@aol.com> w= rote: <BLOCKQUOTE>One quick question for you more experienced techs out there. . .     I have a 7' Schimmel on consignment in the store I = work for that needs some radical changes in the voicing.  To the reques= t of the previous owner, the bass and upper treble sections have been voiced= down considerably.  Unfortunately, the tooner used fabric softener as = well as excessive steam, as I'm guessing from the shrinkage.  I have ju= st spent a couple weeks with Boesendorfer in one-on-one voicing training, so= I'm comfortable with most voicing jobs, but this is nasty.  The top 1/= 4" or so is as soft as gym socks, it smells like Downy, and there's eve= n a few scorch marks in the bass.  Is there any point in trying to save= this set of hammers, or should I save myself the agony and just replace the= m?  O.K., now, control your grimaces. :)   Elizabeth Heppler, R.P.T. Montana State University - Bozeman </BLOCKQUOTE> -- Ken Zahringer, RPT Piano Technician MU School of Music 297 Fine Arts 882-1202 cell 489-7529 </BODY> </HTML>