Hi, Paul, Knowing that you're already stuck, I still want to strongly support Fred's comments, below. Part of the problem he notes is that the shanks (and flanges) tend to change for awhile after manufacture. I greatly prefer to have a set or two simply on hand, waiting. ditto for hammers, which I also prefer to bore (for reasons noted here and recently on pianotech). Beyond that, Ed's suggestions are spot-on and consistent with traditional techniques which will allow you more latitude over time as the hammers "break in"/etc. Best. Horace At 03:54 PM 10/13/2010, you wrote: >On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Paul T Williams wrote: > >>Hi all >> >>Quick question; how much voicing is typically needed on the new NY >>hammers for our D? I have a very small window to put a set on our >>D in the main hall. They're pre-hung and I have them here in the >>shop. The project starts tomorrow. >> >>Thanks >>Paul > >I installed a set on a D a year ago, and was actually able to get by >with just una corda voicing for the time being. It did need juicing >in the top 2-3 octaves, but not urgently. >I hung my own. I have found the pre-hung need a LOT of travel and >shank burning, too much to suit me, the three times I tried that >route. The flanges were papered, so supposedly they were >pre-traveled, I guess. It would have been quicker to start by >removing all that paper. I removed more than I added. And I had to >twist the shanks much more than I ever like to, especially the bass >and tenor, which were leaning several degrees (not very consistently >- in sections of several). >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico ><mailto:fssturm at unm.edu>fssturm at unm.edu > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101014/676a499f/attachment.htm>
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