soften over-lacquered hammers?

Vince Mrykalo REEVESJ@ucs.byu.edu
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:41:10 +0000 (MST7MDT)



> 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.

To paraphrase our colleague David Stanwood, stream 'em, baby.


vince mrykalo  rpt
byu provo utah
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