This is the method recommended by Ari Isaac for voicing Isaac hammers. He recommends voicing only the under half of the white felt which releases all that compressed felt on the inside of the hammer. I have tried it with varying results, as is most of my voicing. Being totally blind he developed this method so save fingers and blood. His perception is that the outer surface of the hammer is the skin, as an orange, and should not have holes poked into it. It might leak. :) Air Isaac can be reached at isaacah@sprint.ca Newton SUSAN P SWEARINGEN wrote: > > Speaking of voicing, has anyone had much luck with side needling, that is, > pushing the needle in from the sides of the hammer through the entire width. > There was a nice little article on this technique some months ago in the > journal but I've not given it a try yet. For those of you familiar with this > technique, it sounds more appropriate for older hammers, not new ones.
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