[pianotech] The Little Engine that Could

[Clark Sprague]

Hi, Will.  I know that this is very late, but I saved this post, and have looked at it several times since you posted it.  
    I was wondering if you found any detrimental effects on the rim after using the steamer to clean up the old glue?  How would shooting moist air (steam) not have any effect on the inner and outer rim of the instrument?  Just wondering how it all ended up.   

Clark A. Sprague, RPT
csprague4 at woh.rr.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Will Truitt 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:18 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] The Little Engine that Could


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    I started by sopping the wood with water and chiseled off as much of the spruce as I could without cutting into the maple rim.  Then I proceeded to steam short sections with a SHARK steamer that I bought at Kohl's for $40.  This little steamer looks like a tall coffee pot with a tapered conical spout that has a very small opening at the end.  So it will direct a fairly strong jet of steam at the target in a pretty focused manner.  

   
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