<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Any comments on the following procedure (this came = up during Ken Jones' presentation at the St. Louis seminar):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>To soften hard hammers, saturate them with acetone, = actually forcing the acetone down into them with a modified vacuum crevice tool = shaped to match the hammer end.  I'm wondering if this is a general rule, or = is it just for Steinway hammers?  Will it work on Asian pianos? </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>