Fabric softener

[Bill Ballard]

At 10:23 AM -0600 8/30/00, Don wrote:
>Hi Roy,
>
>You might as well ask how many times to *poke* a hammer with a needle to
>correct the voicing. There is *no* straight forward answer is there? (I
>hope I am wrong, but I don't think so!
>
>At 10:47 AM 08/30/2000 -0500, you wrote:)
>  >   So, please tell, how much fabric softener is appropriate to  voice down
>  >hammers? Thanks   Roy Ulrich

With anything which I might try on a set of hammers to voice, there 
is at least one of two unknowns: the  concoction (its composition and 
strength), and how the hammers are going to react to it. I look up 
and down the scale for pairs  or threesomes of identical sounding 
hammers. I chalk the keys for reference, and try an application of 
the mystery sauce on one of the hammers. If I like the change, I do 
the same treatment on the companion hammers. If the results seem to 
head the hammers in the right direction but not far enough, I repeat 
the application on the original trial hammer as well as the 
companions. That way I've brought up the companions *and* tried a 
second dose on the trial, ie., the trial will continue to be one dose 
ahead of its companions.

That's methodical enough for me.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter PTG

"Blessed are the cynical,
	for they hath made backups."
     ...........anon