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<DIV>Wayne, Dale, List:</DIV>
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<DIV>I can relate to this, too. In my protected life I've just had one
piano that wouldn't "obey" me. :-) It was a big Seiler grand that
wouldn't hold the voicing, (and it had a front duplex problem, too).
Believe me, I was <very aggressive> in voicing (no Mrs. Nice
Guy here), pulling out the stops on every trick I knew. Everything
worked for a while--some months. It's one thing to touch up voicing
every three months on this piano, but having to do a lot each time got very
old. I was frustrated and the customer was frustrated. New
hammers (and some other stuff) did the trick. Now it's the usual tuning,
check the voicing & regulation gig.</DIV>
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<DIV>Barbara Richmond, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>near Peoria, IL</DIV>
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<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steam treating hard
hammers</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM> HI Wayne</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> I completely relate, I recall one particular Schaefer
& Sons. I went thru the snuggle treatment, Steam etc. but
needles would not go in. After the client couldn't stand the sound any
longer we changed hammers. What a nice sounding piano that is today. It
has a nice Sitka board & it's VERY musical. I suspect them same is
true of many Low end pianos but that's determined on a case to case
basis....of course.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Phil, I understand your point that said
client doesn't want to hear they need new hammers but
respectfully the truth is still......the truth. I relate this
scenario to the 1989 ford van I bought new. After a year the shocks were
toast. The aftermarket ones were waaaaay better. Did that kill my
enthusiasm for the car. No....... that happened later.
grin.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV>
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size=4>The environment is not the issue. I check the service history of this
piano and noticed it was harsh sounding in the store before we sold it. I
tried several times before it was sold to get a more pleasing sound using
both acetone and commercial hammer softener. Nothing seems to last. Using
needles doesn't seem to work on this piano.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=081500112-12062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff
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