wet hammers

[David Love]

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I believe it was tea.   The piano is "newish" and the hammers do not =
produce a nice sound even when dry.  But, economics is the issue and I =
they clearly understand the limitations of any attempt at repair.  I =
little water can help the horrible brashness that these hammers produce, =
unfortunately, they had a bit too much to drink. =20

David Love=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Delwin D Fandrich=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: August 31, 2001 11:37 AM
  Subject: Re: wet hammers


  David,

  Just how old is the K&C? If it's an old upright the hammers probably =
needed to be replaced anyway and if it's a new upright the hammers =
probably needed to be replaced anyway.=20

  Just why is the customer 'understandably' reluctant to replace the =
hammers. If it is a financial reluctance, I understand. Otherwise, this =
is a fairly basic repair procedure these days and, depending on the =
nature of the liquid that got in there, will probably be the most =
reliable solution.

  Before trying to do any hardening, you probably should do what you can =
to clean out whatever goop is in there by finding an appropriate solvent =
and 'washing' the stuff out, but even if it the liquid was pure water =
some permanent changes to the hammer's structure will have taken place. =
(In the case of a new K&C, this may actually be an improvement.)

  If you do end up trying to clean the stuff out, be sure to cover you =
backsides by explaining that the voice of the piano may never be uniform =
across this area again.=20

  Del
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: David Love=20
    To: Pianotech=20
    Sent: August 31, 2001 10:13 AM
    Subject: wet hammers


    I have a commercial customer with a Kohler and Camp. upr used in a =
practice room type setting.  Someone spilled some liquid on the top of =
the piano and it seeped through the hinge and got several (15+) bass =
hammers wet.  They died.  The customer is understandably reluctant to =
replace (my recommendation).  Before I do that, I thought I would =
experiment trying to bring back some tone by hardening.  Has anyone =
tried anything under similar circumstances and with what result? =20

    David Love

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