Voicing the CFlll

[Avery Todd]

Patrick,

At 03:42 PM 3/12/04, you wrote:


>>Phil Bondi wrote:
>>
>>>I don't mean to stir the pot here, but when someone tells me no, I would 
>>>like to know the reason why your opinion is no, or why your experiences 
>>>say no..I really prefer the experienced voice over the opinion, but I 
>>>will listen to both, obviously.
>
>After Roger and others talked about steam voicing (Rog being an advocate 
>of a damp linen cloth and iron, while others were pointing streams of 
>steam at their hammers), the instructors in Yamaha classes made a major 
>point of telling attendees that steam voicing was completely verboten, and 
>any warranty applicable to the hammers had gone "POOF" with the first 
>cloud of steam.

That's a CYA "thing" because they'd had so many techs who'd ruined hammers
by overdoing it and they got tired of replacing hammers under warranty!! NOT
because steam is inherently bad. I don't blame them at all!

I don't know about the CFIII's, but as far as the others are concerned, I'd 
use
it in a minute! Actually, I have. With VERY good results!

Avery

>Patrick Draine