Singing Samick

[David Ilvedson]

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Of Course this is a Yamaha and there are no real problems, just the normal compaction.  I'm still looking for your article.  I believe I use clean linen and a non-stick iron.  Wet linen, wring out till just barely damp, lay across hammers and run the iron over the strike point.  Hopefully, as you say, the grooves will pop out.  Then I dry iron the hammers to regain some firmness to the tone...am I close?
David I.


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From: jolly roger <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 02:48:47 -0500
Subject: Re: Singing Samick

Hi David,
 Another of my off the wall techniques, ( like controlled steaming ) Well 10years ago I was a crazy radical.

I call it wet needling.   Drench the hammers in acetone and deep needle while still damp, no problem getting the needles right into the shoulders and on target.  The felt will release quite a bit of tension.   I have been doing this for a number of years on the swinging brick like hammers with good and lasting results.

Ideally hammers that hard should be replaced with a quality hammer.

Regards Roger


At 12:03 AM 8/24/02 -0700, you wrote:

>C2 not a G2...sorry.  Actually, no flattening to speak of...some grooving
>but I thought the steaming might be worth a try.  I have been doing some
>deep needling on the shoulders and get immediate relief but it doesn't
>last...
What sort of deep needling?  If the hammers are rock hard, try steam and
then needling.  If you like I'll give you a sure-fire deep-needling
technique for right up on the crown.....harrowing at first, but safe,
very effective, pretty permanent.

Best, David A
>
>David I

>
>David, if you are really working on a G2, it's a lot more than two years
>old. Did you mean a C2?
>
>    If the piano has really been getting that kind of use, are the hammers
>starting to get a little flat up near the capo bar?  Steaming is fine, but
>if the hammers are through and through hard, you'll get better results
>from and little deep needling down on the shoulders and sides of the
>hammer. Don't mean to butt in here, though.


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