If I was you I'd give it a stitch just behind the string marks on both sides and see what you've got. It may take some needling but you can work with those hammers with out much trouble. Leave the solutions for those rock hammers you can't get a needle in. David Ilvedson ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Andrew & Rebeca Anderson <anrebe@zianet.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:13:49 -0700 Subject: Re: Hammers- alcohol treatment/Isaac >Joe, >I have a Yamaha Grand to tune tomorrow that I've been thinking of >voicing. It has a sharp tone that hurts the ear. Am I to understand that >a 50/50 mix of water and denatured alcohol might save my needles some hard >work? Do you iron that in or just let it soak in and dry out? >Comments, anyone, on ironing a wet towel over the hammer heads and its >affect on the piano's voice. Would I achieve too much too fast? >Andrew Anderson >Las Cruces NM >At 03:46 PM 11/25/2003 -0800, you wrote: >>Isaac said: "alcohol on wool will make it too dry, wool have some lanolin in >>it that >>should be preserved I believe. may be when we will have 100% synthetic >>hammer fiber ?" >> >>Isaac, >>I doubt that there is any lanolin left in hammer felt, once the >>felting/pressing process is done. Alcohol w/water will only tend to make the >>felt expand sufficiently to add resilience back into the wool fiber, which >>will make the hammer more springy. This will make the hammer give a wider >>range of dynamics in playing. I have not found the treatment to have any >>negative effects, other than distorting the shape somewhat. I use this >>method, often, on "quarried" hammers with good results. >>As for Synthetic fiber being used in hammers.....?.....Nah. That would >>require some company to do R&D! Heaven forbid!<G> >>Best Regards, >> >>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) >>Captain, Tool Police >>Squares Are I >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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