Voicing restrun Steinway S

[Keith Roberts]

What we would do in the shop would be to juice them with about a 1-4 mixture
of lacquer and thinner. Apply just off the strike point and 'fill' the
hammer. About the top 16 notes or so is usually all that is needed. Same
with Ronson hammers though I don't believe the Ronsons need quite as much
juice. The Bass section sometimes gets a fill from low to mid shoulder, even
higher to bring out some sizzle. Of course don't send it to the voicer
without all the traveling done and the hammers straightened. Lucky me, when
I did that, he said if they were too bright he could wash the lacquer in
farther with some acetone. And the acetone dries really quick so it won't
slow you up.
Keith Roberts
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pillmore" <billpillmore@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 12:52 PM
Subject: Voicing restrun Steinway S


> Just finished restringing a Steinway S with factory wire, scale, and
> preglued hammers.  The top octave and a half is very anemic.  does
> anyone know what the factory does to prep these hammers (talking about
> doping here) or any suggestions.
> Thank you
> Bill Pillmore
>
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