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<div>At 8:48 PM -0500 10/28/03, Piannerman@aol.com wrote:</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1" color="#000000">Anyone
have any experience using the hammer hardener or hammer softener stuff
sold by Pianotek? Results? Any hammers that this stuff
shouldn't be used on (in favor of what)? Thanks for your
help.</font></blockquote>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Seems the responses have been
short coming, and understandably.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">You've asked a question that
has manifold answers.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">So I'll say this, Piannerman,
I've got experience with both items.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">And have I had results? Yes,
lots of results.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">And what I've learned is you
have to find out for yourself ultimately when one will work, and when
it won't. There are no pat answers because every set of hammers is
different.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">So what does one
do?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Start reading the Pianotech
archives about people's experiences at</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/</font></div>
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<div>Use search words like hammer softner, hammer steaming, hammer
hardner.</div>
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<div>In your search you'll find<font face="Arial" color="#000000">
several others on this list who have documented their approaches,
success and some failures.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Enjoy,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div>Keith McGavern<br>
Registered Piano Technician<br>
Oklahoma Chapter 731<br>
Piano Technicians Guild</div>
<div>USA</div>
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