[CAUT] Voicing a Yamaha C-7

[Horace Greeley]

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At 01:58 PM 3/21/2005, you wrote:
>Hello Clarence, I've had this very same issue and was only able to 
>ultimately (after voicing several times) solve it by replacing the 
>hammers, Ronsen Wurzens work great. Good Luck,

Or, if you can get them, the Yamaha hammers for the S600.  There is still 
voicing to be done, but they are, at least, stock Yamaha parts; and the 
dealer/trustee can probably provide them.

Best.

Horace


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>From: <mailto:czeches@alltel.net>Clarence Zeches
>To: <mailto:caut@ptg.org>caut@ptg.org
>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 4:10 PM
>Subject: [CAUT] Voicing a Yamaha C-7
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>I have a college department chair who wants their almost new (2 years old) 
>Yamaha C-7 voiced down to get a more "German" sound.  The college built a 
>new performance center and one of the trustees of the college, who happens 
>to own a Yamaha dealership, gave the school a new C-7.  The department 
>chair didn't want that piano in the auditorium but that is where the 
>trustee wanted it to go.
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>I think the Auditorium seats about 350 and has fairly good acoustics.  The 
>room is used for theater performances as well.  She complains that the 
>piano is very bright and overpowers a vocalist, even if accompanist uses 
>the shift pedal.
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>I guess my question is can I ever get that "German" sound out of Yamaha 
>hammers?  If so, what is my best approach with the needles?
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>Clarence Zeches
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