Steam voicing ?

[Cameron Jacobi]

--- Dave Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Hi Roger and all, sorry if this is redundant but
> I've been popping in 
> and out of this thread. I saw today a fresh out of 3
> years storage 
> Samick grand, installed in a new house with marble
> floors and plaster 
> walls. Besides being 70c flat it is horribly bright.
> The treble 
> hammers are so hard they are beyond the 'hard
> rubber' and approaching 
> the ceramic stage, no give at all under fingers or
> needles. Is steam 
> a viable option here? I have yet to experiment with
> steam at all 
> except for opening joints and bending wood. I've got
> no idea what was 
> initially used on these hammers, they are hardly
> worn, and anything 
> that might open them up without replacing (although
> that would be my 
> #1 choice) would please the customer no end.
> -- 
> Dave
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> Dave Doremus RPT
> 
> New Orleans
> ------------------------------

I've been intrigued by the option of steam, myself,
although I've never seen it done anywhere except at a
PTG convention class.  I'd love anyone's input.

Thanks,

Harriet


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