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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim Wrote;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> "<FONT size=3>I =
have used Downey
Fabric Softener with some success. It would be best to put it sparingly =
on the
shoulders, and let it soak it before playing. I put the liquid on the =
crown of
the hammers in the upper treble of a Kawai grand in one of the practice =
rooms,
and almost over did it. Not only did it really knock down the brightness =
of the
hammers, now there is a little rust on the strings, which, of course has =
transferred to the hammers. I have done this, however, on a Baldwin =
grand in
which we put a Pianodisc, and it bought the volume down quite a bit. On =
this one
I put the fabric softener on the shoulders. "<BR><BR>Wim
</FONT><BR><BR> To which I must reply; " WHAT! You =
mean to
tell me that you put straight fabric softener on piano hammers? How do =
you get
it to even soak in?" </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I've heard of people =
putting a
little Downey or snuggles in with their alcohol/water solution, but this =
is the
first time I've ever heard of anybody using it straight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Personally, I prefer =
needles,
much more controllable, but on the rare exception small inexpensive =
Korean piece
of "furniture that screams", I have been known to use steam, or more =
recently,
straight rubbing alcohol. Put it right on the crown so that it soaks in =
to the
top half of the hammer, let it dry, and then see what you have. It's a =
good way
to bring the hammers down, but if you stop there, then I wouldn't really =
call it
"voicing". </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><=
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