USING JUICES reply

[pianoman]

Hi Rogerio,
This is my PERSONAL opinion.  I replaced the hammers on my Mason & Hamlin A
about 15-20 years ago with Imadegawa hammers.  I have been sorry for my
mistake ever since.  They are very hard and took away my great tone.  Note
that this is my personal opinion.  I would think twice about what hammers
you reinstall and get other opinions first.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
            May I listen as well as I hear.

----------
> From: Rogerio Cunha <rogeriocunha@openlink.com.br>
> To: Pianoteck Mensagem <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: USING JUICES
> Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 6:42 PM
> 
> To the list.
> I am restoring  German upright  ( Beckstein ) and I wiil change all the
> hammers of it. To do this I blought from APSCO a set of IMADEGAWA
> hammers  - part number 2412JMNBS -. I am reading some discussions on the
> list abourt the difference between the European hammers and American
> hammers ( I couldn't to read nothing about Japonese hammers) and I need
> that the Imadegawa hammers that I have be so hard as the European
> hammers. To do this I have a juice of lacquer and acetone as I read
> sometime ago on the PTG forum. QUESTIONS:
> 1 - What is the better way in order to do this? Before or after the
> instalation of the hammers ?
> 2 - How many drops to apply and where? Together of the wood? In both
> sides or in one side ?
> 3 - After this if a hammer is more hard than I wish is easy to voicing
> it?
> Rogerio Cunha - IC Member of the Guild - Rio de Janeiro.