I don't have much experience with using laquer etc to harden hammers, and I am looking for advice. A recent example typifies a situation I've encountered before. A client has bought a large good-quality upright, about 80 years old. The bass hammers are rather soft. They are not deeply grooved. I have ironed them, but this produced only minimal improvement. Obviously the proper solution is to fit new hammers. But where cost is a factor, what could I do to harden the existing hammers. What is needed I think is not to make the surface harder but to make the overall texture more dense. What would be a method to do this at minimal cost? Advice will be most welcome. Best regards, David www.davidboyce.co.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121117/9a52e1c2/attachment.htm>
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