where do the broken needles go?

[Don]

Hi 

I tend to do little voicing--but a tip I learned is to take the temper from
the needles by putting them into a flame from a lighter for a few seconds.
This makes them far less brittle.

At 05:16 PM 9/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Just for curiosity, when you are voicing and a needle breaks, what do
some of
>>you do with the broken needles? The ones that stick in the hammers I pull
out
>>and throw away. But sometimes they break and fall into the action. Do
some of
>>you pull an action appart to find it, or do you just leave the pieces where
>>they fall?
>>
>>Willem Blees
>>
>
>Wim,
>
>I must be doing something wrong. I don't break that many needles, and can't
>think of a time when I had to go digging for the piece. Maybe you should
>skip that second cup of coffee if you are doing heavy voicing in the morning.
>
> Ron 
>
>
>
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