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<DIV><FONT size=2>I believe it was tea. The piano is =
"newish" and
the hammers do not produce a nice sound even when dry. But, =
economics is
the issue and I they clearly understand the limitations of any attempt =
at
repair. I little water can help the horrible brashness
that these hammers produce, unfortunately, they had a bit too much =
to
drink. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianobuilders@olynet.com
href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">Delwin D Fandrich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> August 31, 2001 11:37 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: wet hammers</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Just how old is the K&C? If it's an old =
upright
the hammers probably needed to be replaced anyway and if it's a new =
upright
the hammers probably needed to be replaced anyway. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Just why is the customer 'understandably' =
reluctant
to replace the hammers. If it is a financial reluctance, I understand. =
Otherwise, this is a fairly basic repair procedure these days and, =
depending
on the nature of the liquid that got in there, will probably be the =
most
reliable solution.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Before trying to do any hardening, you =
probably
should do what you can to clean out whatever goop is in there by =
finding an
appropriate solvent and 'washing' the stuff out, but even if it the =
liquid was
pure water some permanent changes to the hammer's structure will have =
taken
place. (In the case of a new K&C, this may actually be an
improvement.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>If you do end up trying to clean the stuff =
out, be
sure to cover you backsides by explaining that the voice of the piano =
may
never be uniform across this area again. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>Del</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> August 31, 2001 10:13 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> wet hammers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I have a commercial customer with a Kohler and =
Camp. upr
used in a practice room type setting. Someone spilled some =
liquid on
the top of the piano and it seeped through the hinge and got several =
(15+)
bass hammers wet. They died. The customer is =
understandably
reluctant to replace (my recommendation). Before I do that, I =
thought
I would experiment trying to bring back some tone by =
hardening. Has
anyone tried anything under similar circumstances and with what
result? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>David
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