<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Hardener/Softener</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The big hammer softener/steaming = discussion I remember taking part on is in the archives in and around May '95.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kam544@gbronline.com = href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">Keith McGavern</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>Cc:</B> <A = title=Piannerman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannerman@aol.com">Piannerman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 28, 2003 = 11:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Hardener/Softener</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>At 8:48 PM -0500 10/28/03, <A href="mailto:Piannerman@aol.com">Piannerman@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT color=#000000 = size=+1>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></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>So I'll say this, Piannerman, = I've got experience with both items.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>And have I had results? Yes, = lots of results.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>So what does one = do?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Use search words like hammer softner, hammer steaming, hammer hardner.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV> <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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>