Hi Phil, Did you use Everclear? LOL Avery On Nov 11, 2007 10:48 AM, Phil Bondi <phil at philbondi.com> wrote: > Good morning all. > > I opened a thread last week about voicing down > rocks-at-the-end-of-hammer-shanks. I want to let > you know that 2 suggestions worked just fine - > alcohol(Dave Love)instead of acetone..and vice > grips(Mr.Jon Page). I was able to get the > texture of the hammers using alcohol to the > point that vice grips would actually make a > difference. As an aside, I am going to steam > them once and needle the fine points before > sending this piano off to the client. It will > literally whisper when that player system is > down to its lowest volume. It's pretty good now, > and it will get softer after steam/needles. > > I got much better results using alcohol as > opposed to acetone, and I have been under the > impression that acetone is the preferred liquid > to soften these types of hammers. I get them > softer in 1/2 the time it took me using acetone > as opposed to alcohol. I'm glad I asked the > question. > > Thanks, > > -Phil Bondi(Fl) > > >
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