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<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wayne.w@musicstop.com href="mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com">Wayne
Walker</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> Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Steam treating hard
hammers</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=081060615-12062007>We sold this lady the piano and just
trying to solve the problem before we have to swap pianos with
her</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=081060615-12062007>Wayne</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A>
[mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:38
AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
Steam treating hard hammers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT id=role_document
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<DIV> <STRONG><EM>Hi Wayne</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> I've experienced this malady many.many times
over the years with a variety of Asian pianos. So if experience is a
profound teacher & you want to benefit from the hard knocks of
others, then listen. Petrified felt will always be
........Petrified. Explain it to the client clearly. A rock is a
rock</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> The money she saved on the piano now
needs to go towards a hammer transplant. There are times when heroic
measures don't work & the patient/hammers, what ever, are dead on
arrival. You've done the heroic measures & so, Knowing when to just say
no, is an important part of the next generation of protocols
coming our way on these "pianos"..... sorry, I mean "
Fortes" </EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> I often think we as technicians are shy about
telling our clients the truth with confidence. Well,...I just had to
finally get over it, & when I did & every body was better
served and less frustrated in the long run.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Hope it works out.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=878032719-11062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I
have a customer with a newer Chinese piano with harsh sounding hammers. I
have tried chemical softener, needled and the piano still sounds bad. The
customer has chemical sensitivity so I can't use anything in her home now.
I was there a couple of weeks ago and used the steam method on the hammers
and it work great. I was happy and the customer was happy, but today she
left a voice mail saying the piano is harsh sounding again. How long will
the steam method last? Will I need to do this often? I just want to have a
happy customer with out having to swap pianos with
her.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=878032719-11062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=4>Wayne</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=878032719-11062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Wayne
Walker</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Piano Tuner /
Technician</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Musicstop Acoustic Piano
Service</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>264 Herring Cove
Road</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Halifax, NS,
Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>B3P
1M1</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2><STRONG>902-221-1540</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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