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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like steam best. I carry a bucket full of it with
me on all my jobs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos R. RPT</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pcpoulson@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:pcpoulson@sbcglobal.net">Patrick
Poulson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 15, 2006 12:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Alcohol and hard
hammers</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger: My experience with using steam to voice
pianos has been very different - I have found it easy to control, and have
gotten consistent results, as much as one can expect with differing varieties
of hammers which always respond to voicing techniques in different ways. But
as they say, your mileage may vary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered Piano
Technician<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>