<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/30/04 11:00:39 AM Central Daylight Time, Cramer@BrandonU.ca writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Since then, I've used an iron and damp cloth as you would if steaming out<BR>cru= shed wood veneer, and the results are well worth it.<BR><BR>(follow-up with a dry-warm pressing with the iron)<BR><BR>I also recommend bolstering wippen= heels if possible/necessary with bushing<BR>cloth, if they don't have this= already.<BR><BR>Anything that restores the charactristics of a new well-ma= de part, and<BR>lasts, is worth a try!<BR><BR>Mark Cramer,<BR>Brandon University<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Another thing I do with wippen cushions is remove the black residue with a brass brush, the ones you use when soldering brass pipe.= It fluffs up the felt a little. I will then also use a voicing needles to "voic= e" the cushion to soften them even more.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>