Jeff, I'm not sure that you know what a Chop Stick voicing tool is so I thought I had better explain that. Its a piece of 1/8" downling about 8" long. At one end there is a voicing needle that is glued into it using Super Glue and the Kicker. Leave the needle sticking out about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch. This way you can voice a grand without removing the action. I hold the key down and then push the hammer into the backcheck when voicing and that helps hold it while I needle. On a vertical you will want a single needle curved voicing tool, like the one Yamaha makes, for the underside of the hammer. Have a great day. =----Marvin McDonald, Associate ---------- >From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: Dead note--no sustain >Date: Mon, Nov 6, 2000, 11:42 AM > > Dear List, > Would anyone like to respond to Jeff's inquiry, below? > > From: JEFFREY ARNOLD <FREYPIANO@email.msn.com> > To: ptj@ptg.org > Subject: Q&A > > I was hoping to find a place for Q&A in the journal, so I hope this doesnt > waste to much of your time but I've got a Kawai studio with one note (5 > below the treble break), that has o.k. attack, but no decay and short > sustain. Only one note has this sounding problem. Termination points seem > fine. It sounds almost like a frequency fighting with the plate or > something. I have had this problem before on a different studio piano and > have not solved the problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank > you for your time and consideration of this message. > Jeffrey Arnold , Appleton Chapter 549 Wisconsin freypiano@msn.com > > Jeannie Grassi, RPT > Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal > mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net >
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