Voicing

[David Love]

I assume you mean the "top" of the hammer, not the "front".  Needling the
top is common practice.  How and if you should needle the top will depend on
the type of hammer.  Deep needling straight down through the crown isn't a
good idea on most types of hammers, but on a lacquered NY Steinway hammer it
may be necessary.   Some hammers are just so damn hard that there is no
choice but to needle the crown or under the crown.  Shallow needling on the
crown is common and acceptable under all conditions to temper the attack.


 

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Lawson
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:25 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Voicing

 

G'day Friends.

Whilst voicing a new Kawai K-3 model the other day I got thinking about this
age old question of needling the front of the hammer. We were always taught
that it was a no no, right?

Well there are times when you just have to, and this job I was doing
required it. By going by the book, I would have achieved nothing, where as,
a very tiny touch to the string indentation did the job I required, after I
had carried out the 'correct' procedure, that is.

Am I getting frowns from all and sundry about this, or is it acceptable by
some of you to go out of the square? My belief is that as long as you don't
go crazy and damage the fibres of the hammer, you are doing no harm, just
improving the tone.

Over to you.

David Lawson.  Wangaratta.  Australia.

  

 

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