I disagree that this technique is a last resort. Wally Brooks, in a presentation on voicing newly installed Abel hammers recommended this technique. Also Darrell Fandrich has also recommended this technique on newly installed Abel or Renner hammers. I think of it as "deep tissue massage" for hammers. --- David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> wrote: > You squeeze them because you can't get a needle in > there to save your life. It's a last resort > technique. Squeezing the shoulders in the 10:30 > and 1:30 region creates that cushion effect that you > normal try to achieve with needles. You can file > the face of the grips flat so that you don't leave > little textured markings on the side of the hammers, > though you will still leave a little rectangular > imprint. It's difficult to hide all the evidence. > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: 7/25/2004 9:12:12 PM > Subject: Re: feasable voicing tool modification?? > > > Greetings, > > Why would one squeeze the hammers with a > vice grips for voicing? Or is the vice grips tool of > which you speak, have a special attatchment or > something? I am assuming that squeezing hammers > would help to soften them. > > Julia, > Reading, PA ===== Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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