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<DIV>As I think about it, Ken is right, better to put new hammers in this instance, if the owner or dealer will pay for it.</DIV>
<DIV>(I do think shellac is a good alternative to lacquer for hammer hardening in many cases.)</DIV>
<DIV>Ed Sutton</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ZahringerK@missouri.edu href="mailto:ZahringerK@missouri.edu">Ken Zahringer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 5/20/2005 1:41:59 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Schimmel attacked by fabric softener</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Garamond><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">With lots of time and trouble you might be able to make this piano sound like something, but I doubt 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 ask, but I luuuuv Ronsen hammers.<BR><BR>Ken Z.<BR><BR><BR>On 5/20/05 9:43 AM, "HepplerA@aol.com" <HepplerA@aol.com> wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT face=Arial>One quick question for you more experienced techs out there. . . <BR> I have a 7' Schimmel on consignment in the store I work for that needs some radical changes in the voicing. To the request 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 just 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 even 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 them? O.K., now, control your grimaces. :)<BR> <BR>Elizabeth Heppler, R.P.T.<BR>Montana State University - Bozeman<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond><BR></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT face=Garamond><BR><BR>-- <BR>Ken Zahringer, RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR>MU School of Music<BR>297 Fine Arts<BR>882-1202<BR>cell 489-7529<BR></FONT></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>