Yes...as noted, rules are defined by their exceptions. Horace Quoting David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>: > While I agree that an overneedled hammer will not respond in the same > way, > you can usually tap some reserve out of a tensioned hammer by needling > down > near the staple--battery needling, I think Andre O. refers to it. I must > say that I have never seen a hammer such as a Renner or Abel hammer, one > that is designed to be voiced with needles rather than lacquer, and that > has been lacquered, respond by getting louder or brighter when needling > in > the shoulder. The application of lacquer on these types of hammers > usually > ruins them. Nor have I seen a lacquered hammer (one that is designed to > be > lacquered) get brighter or louder with needling. If you want that type > of > hammer to get louder, you have to add more juice (or mass). > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@stanford.edu> > > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: 5/5/2004 8:11:14 PM > > Subject: RE: steinway over hardened hammer > > > > > > Quoting David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>: > > > > > Needling up is not possible on a lacquered hammer. > > > > Not necessarily. As with all "rules", there are exceptions which > define > > them. Much depends on the state (type, shape, etc) of the hammer > before > it > > is hardened; and, much depends on what is used as a hardener and how. > > > > > On a tensioned > > > hammer, > > > needling the shoulders releases tension toward the crown and the > tone > > > will > > > get brighter. > > > > Until the hammer is killed by overneedling. > > > > Horace > > > > > > > > > > > > David Love > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: John M. Formsma <john@formsmapiano.com> > > > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > > Date: 5/5/2004 6:59:47 PM > > > > Subject: RE: steinway over hardened hammer > > > > > > > > Andre, > > > > > > > > Are you talking about how judicious needling will increase the > volume > > > by > > > > allowing the tone to fully develop? > > > > > > > > John Formsma > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ever heard of needling up? > > > > > > > > > > friendly greetings > > > > > from > > > > > André Oorebeek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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