[pianotech] Hammer softener

[Susan Kline]

<grin> I also got a dandy burn off the smoothing iron, which I was using 
for smoothing, not steaming. Dandy burn, as my left hand "helpfully" 
tried to guide the iron to the right place.

Nuisance is comparative. I was thinking of the old system, using a steam 
kettle. But even using the smoothing iron with the damp cloth is a lot 
more fuss than using a few drops of alcohol from a small plastic bottle, 
which lives in a ziploc bag in my kit. No cord, no outlet, no waiting 
for the iron to heat, no waiting for the iron to cool down enough to put 
away, etc.

Susan

On 12/6/2010 4:23 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> But there just isn't enough steam to get burned. The only time I've 
> burned myself is when I stupidly put my bare finger on top of the 
> heated brass head, to add a little pressure.
> As far as the set up is concerned, yes, I have to get out the tool, 
> and an extension chord, and find a water source for my bowl of water 
> into which to dip the cloth, and of course wait perhaps 5 minutes for 
> the iron to heat up. But perhaps for some people that's too much of a 
> nuisance.

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