<html><div>Don't you think it would more likely be the bass strings, Ron?  I concur with the others who said to get the acetone after arrival.</div> <br> <div>At 01:09 PM 3/7/99 -0500, you wrote:</div> <div>> He'll be performing on a</div> <div>>new Yamaha (170cm - G2?) that he's been told has fairly dead-sounding bass hammers.</div> <br> <div>>so my friend is faced with either performing on the piano with the dull</div> <div>>hammers, cancelling the concert or doing a bit of tech-ing for himself. </div> <div>>Anyway, I've been showing him the finer points of touch-up voicing (using keytop/acetone</div> <div>>solution)</div> <div>>The problem we're up against is how to transport keytop solution without risking spilling</div> <div>>the stuff.</div> <div>></div> <br> <div>>If anyone has any bright ideas on how one might safely (and legally) transport keytop on</div> <div>>an airline, I'm all ears. It looks like I'll have to put together a "first aid kit" of</div> <div>>sorts for my friend.</div> <div>>--</div> <div>>Ron Torrella, RPT</div> <div>>Piano Technician</div> <div>>University of Michigan             "Dese are de conditions dat prevail."</div> <div>>School of Music                                         --Jimmy Durante</div> <div>>734/764-6207 (office/shop)</div> <div>>734/763-5097 (fax)</div> <div>>734/572-7663 (home)</div> > <br> <b>Vince<br> </b><i><<a href="mailto:vince@byu.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:vince@byu.edu</a>><br> </i>Visit the web page for the Pacific Northwest Conference at: <br> <<a href="http://www.pnwpianoconf.com/" eudora="autourl">www.pnwpianoconf.com</a>> </html>