One trick I am having good success with and that took me far too long to figure out on my own, is lightly soaking with pure lacquer thinner those new hammers with distorted or angry character in the midrange and/or bass. This is done after prevoicing to the shoulders, but I have found it greatly helps to open up the tone without doing anything distructive to the felt. There can be a few stubborn hammers that may need 3-4 applications, but this light bit of pure thinner soaked into the crown area and into the top half easily dries over night. If you have to get more aggressive then try planning it for a Friday afternoon. I have yet to see a set here that didn't need any additional lacquer in the treble. This week I finished a set on a M, and that one need the least additional lacquer I've seen yet, but still one application through the high treble and a second on select notes. That's how I do it anyway. best, Dennis Johnson _____ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101014/a4dbc9b9/attachment-0004.htm>
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