> > I'm wondering about the concept of steam voicing on lacquered hammers. > Will that even work well since we're dealing with actual hard > substances in the hammer--as opposed to hard felt? For instance, the > treble hammers are crusty hard. Rubbing a fingernail along the sides > of the hammers reveals this. > > I do carry the stuff for steam voicing, so I might give that a try if > the other methods don't give good results. > I have had success with steam on lacquered hammers. For me the trick is to control the steam and actually get it where I want it. For me this means getting the steam on the top, or cut sides, or at a concentrated point, or over a more generalized area... ie, wherever I want it. I came up with this wand setup. It gets the steam where I want it, still hot (rather than as tepid mist) , and gets it there without spitting (a steam jet's achilles heel). It creates some back pressure as well to force the steam in deeper if that's called for. Jim I -- Jim Ialeggio grandpianosolutions.com 978- 425-9026 Shirley, MA -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: steam-wand-setup.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 25006 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101206/2c3571c3/attachment-0001.jpg>
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