Help on dope withdrawal

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Ron  writes:

<< I tried soaking on a BIG set of hammers that someone had soaked 

literally, clear through, with some unidentified hardener. They not 

only clanged like a pie plate banjo, but the 5+ grams of hardener in 

the bass hammers put the down weight well over 70g. I soaked, 

scrubbed, needled, pounded, and squeezed for most of a day and 

barely made a dent.  >>

       I think I would have begun with a day of soaking, then tried 
rinsing,etc.  
       If these hammers had been hardened with shellac, then acetone would 
have had no effect.  There are other solvent based additives used, some acrylic 
lacquers might not respond to anything!  It is a good case for new hammers, or 
tell the prof to get used to the sound. 
regards,  

Ed