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Meth.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV>It sounds like your =
acetone/keytop might have been too strong. Again, about 1 part keytop =
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SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV>On Oct 8, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Phil Ryan =
wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">In order to make the piano (Yami =
C2) sound bigger in the large classroom/auditorium at the college where =
I work, I was begged by the professor to "dope" the bass hammers.<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I did so with an =
acetone/keytop solution.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> =
</SPAN>It worked "too" well.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> =
</SPAN>Now she wants it returned to its former condition.<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Anyone have an easy method to =
quiet it other than just chiseling away with needles?<SPAN =
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Phil =
Ryan</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Miami Beach</DIV><DIV =
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