Sorry Ric    Ready- fire- aim....That's me!    Dale <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_d5aee445-4a82-41cc-9385-d9e25c4f005c style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Hi Dale... which is why I mentioned in the post Jon quoted... that in the case of hammers that cant be needled I recommend changing hammers instead of dinking around with soakings / steamings... whatever.    Would be nice if one first is to quote and comment... that one keeps things in context.....    Cheers  RicB      Hi John      Petrified felt, yes indeed a, Paul Bailey coined phrase. I've tried    the Dremel many times & find it rather useless, but hey they can't    be worse. I simply marvel at the lack of interest many piano makers    have in tone as is evidenced by what they call piano hammers. Those    who purchased the inexpensive pso simply need the paradigm shift    that they got a bargain that they now need to invest in to make it a    legitimate instrument. Like getting a great car cheap that needs a    tune up & further performance enhancement. Ok....adequate car All    our heroic voicing efforts in these cases as I see it.... are not    our problem. I of course, suggest a hammer transplant as usual.    A for effort John      Dale    </div> <div id='u8CA73C3ADC39ADE-F84-4E4F' class='aol_ad_footer'><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Plan your next roadtrip with <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004" href="http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004" target="_blank">MapQuest.com</A>: America's #1 Mapping Site. </div>