soften over-lacquered hammers?

[Dennis H Johnson]

A few drops?  Just soak 'em with thinner, allow to dry a few weeks, and
start over. If they are really bad, you can wash them out with a lot
of thinner, let dry a month, and then built the tone back up from
nothing. This is presuming that they are not ready for replacement
otherwise, and you want or need to save that expense.

Dennis Johnson

On Mon, 15 Apr 1996 JR450@aol.com wrote:

> I am servicing a Steinway D that has hammers that are hard as rocks. Even the
> crown of the hammer has been lacquered. Does anyone have any suggestions for
> softening these rocks? Someone suggested a few drops of lacquer thinner on
> the crown. Has anyone had any success with this.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Ross
> Rochester, NY
>