no more "snuggles"

[Richard Brekne]

My experience aggrees with this. I use either the water / alcohol for extremely
hard new hammers, and I use a variant of Rogers steam procedure for regular
voicing. The more I get used to this... the less I use needles. Frankly I think
I will soon have stuck my last needle in a hammer.

piano lover88 wrote:

> A fellow tech tells me that he is NOT using snuggles any more, (for voicing)
> because he strongly believes that it damages/ruins hammers in the long run.
> He now uses denatured alcohol and water..ONLY. The water "puffs" up the
> felt, and according to him it is every bit as effective and lasts just as
> long, however, the effects are not as immediate as with snuggles; takes
> about 20-30 minutes for the full effect. He tells me the ratio is 70%
> denatured alcohol to 30% distilled water. I have not yet tried this method,
> but I will be very soon. If it works well, i will be happy to discontiue
> using fabric softener in the "mix".
>
> Terry Peterson
> Associate Member PTG
> Los Angeles, CA
>
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway