<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 = size=2>Personally, I have had good luck with Yamaha hammers using steam..controlable steam. I know the company has had trouble in the past = with techs using all kinds of methods to soften their hammers, but the = contolled steam method works very well with these hammers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 = size=2>I also feel a class on controlled steam voicing should be a staple at all PTG conventions. It's another useful tool all of us should have in our bags = to do our jobs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 = size=2>my experiences,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color=#000080 size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=831180311-26112003><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color=#000080 size=2>-Phil = Bondi(FL)</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial Rounded MT = Bold" color=#000080 size=2>phil@philbondi.com</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000080></FONT> </SPAN></DIV></SPAN></BODY></HTML>