<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/1/2004 12:47:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>Dear list,<BR>    I am about to attempt softening some<BR>metallic-sounding hammers on a "rebuilt" Chickering<BR>1908 grand = in a church. Much talk here recently has<BR>been on squeezing with pliers, whic= h I would like to<BR>try, but not much specific information has been<BR>provid= ed on where, and how, this should be done. {<BR>Please help me with this information. )<BR>   I would also appreciate some opinions and<BR>guidelines regarding the "hammer softening" liquid<BR>which Pianote= ch sells.<BR>    Your advice would be gratefully appreciated,<BR><BR>     Sincerely,<BR>     Gordon</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>    How about alcohol & 5% water. Soak one & see= what happens. If more is needed......</DIV> <DIV>   Just a thought.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>