lacquering hammers

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On 15-aug-04, at 2:57, Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:

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> =A0 Ilex Andre & Isaac
> =A0 I agree with you Andre & would say that selling the client on the=20=

> tried & true idea of playing this piano in. You can give him this post=20=

> as well as the others as proof that you've been soliciting other=20
> knowledgeable opinions, well at least Isaac's & Andre's, & that the=20
> consensus is be patient & play it. I like your approach of filing,=20
> ironing, fitting & power regulating as Isaac stated=A0etc. Always good=20=

> first steps before lacquer.
>  =A0However if all that won't do it and the hammers really are a bit=20=

> soft then I'd still encourage play in but perhaps some really dilute=20=

> gloss nitro cellulose lacquer & acetone mixed thinly 8 or ten parts=20
> acetone=A0to one part lacquer. I'd experiment with a 4 to 6=A0drops on =
the=20
> crown of the soggiest sounding hammer. I view this as sort of a=A0break=20=

> in fluid & allows the hammer to pack in sooner with playing. & if it=20=

> sounds really inappropriate then you can wash it down into the hammer=20=

> with straight acetone & get it away from the crown & return to where=20=

> you were. You may try just try straight acetone. Sometimes this alone=20=

> brightens thing up a bit without adding any hardening agents at all.
> Make sense?
> =A0=A0 Regards Dale

Of course Dale, but I consider it a last resort treatment, indeed, like=20=

you said :=A0However if all that won't do it and the hammers really are =
a=20
bit soft".

I also agree with Isaac who mentioned the front punching.
There are not many techs, I believe, who understand the enormous=20
influence of 'the right' front punching.
After many years of trying out various kinds of front punching, we=20
finally found the right kind, and it makes all the difference.

friendly greetings
from
Andr=E9 Oorebeek

Amsterdam -
The Netherlands

www.concertpianoservice.nl
www.grandpiano.nl

"where music is, no harm can be"

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