Steam revisited

[Newton Hunt]

Hi Greg and List,

I have had one of those things for several months.  Found it
at Costco and had to have it.  I have used it for cleaning
around the house, which it does fairly well, but not for
voicing.

Too much steam!

For hammers I have a small portable clothes steamer about
half the size of a box of tuning pins.  It puts out a gentle
steaming and works well for hammers.  A gentle pass at the
striking point and more on the shoulders of the bass does a
very nice job.  So far.  With Yamaha hammers I might
consider using more steam like the Eurika thingee.

		Newton

Greg Newell wrote:
> 
> List,
>     Recently I found a steamer that I really like a lot. I don't
> remember this name coming up before but if so just hit the delete key.
> It's made by Eureka and it's called the "Hot Shot". It has a multitude
> of attachments and a really nice built in nozzle on a swivel so you can
> direct the steam very well. I've used it a couple times now to remove
> key bushings and other hide glue attached felts. It really does work
> nicely. The steam comes out in a rather powerful jet. I haven't used it
> to voice hammers with yet but I'm waiting until I get something in the
> shop here to try it on. I really don't want another thing to carry
> around in my van. Needles still work very well for the traveling tech,
> thank you very much. Anyway , thought you'd like to know.
> 
> Greg Newell