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If you cant get a needle into it, then steam or water/alchohol treatment
is the thing.. course you could always mush them up with a pair of pliers...
but mushing isnt really what you are after.
<p>If you use damp or water/alcohol, and have never attempted this before
I would suggest you correspond a bit privately with Roger Jolly, myself,
and any one else who expresses interest in helping out so as to get a good
idea of what to do before jumping into this. In any case one is wize to
start out very conservative when first doing this... especially on a decent
quality piano.
<p>Jerry Raz wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would appreciate any ideas on voicing exceptionally
hard hammers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>The candidate is an
old Baldwin D, used as the primary piano in a church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>I’ve
done a lot of voicing over the years, but have not run into a set of hammers
as hard as these; it is impossible to insert a needle into them.
<p class="MsoNormal"> I’m considering steam (have read
a recent PTG Journal article about this technique), but would like some
opinions about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>I’ve
also heard about using fabric softener, but am afraid of using it without
more information.
<p class="MsoNormal"> Know any other possible methods?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>Thanks.
<p class="MsoNormal"> Jerry Raz</blockquote>
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<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>Bergen, Norway
<br><A HREF="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</A>
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