<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><I>In a message dated 7/17/2002 5:11:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Kdivad@AOL.COM writes:<BR>
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Dave<BR>
I have exactly the opposite opinion and have seen properly built up hammers outlast the other kind and sound better longer. Once again Its the over juiced hammer in my opinion which makes your last sentence true. We all hate that scenario. I feel that pressing the life out of the felt is even more detrimental.<BR>
I admit I have a terrible bias>>>>Dale Erwin<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">If necessary I have had good luck with lacquer applications and to compensate for the build up problem I use straight lacquer thinner a few minutes before a weak mixture application to drive the lacquer deeper. Instinctively any voicing up or down with chemicals feels like I am limiting the hammers potential and life.<BR>
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David Koelzer<BR>
Vintage Pianos<BR>
DFW</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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