Ed, "Bloom" is what I'm looking for. I'd like more sustain than a precisely tuned brick. If crown needling between the grooves doesn't get me any "bloom" are we talking replacement hammers, acetone wash or what? Andrew At 01:48 PM 9/29/2006, you wrote: > ><< I've got voicing to do on a D this coming week. There are a number >of notes that are duds. No bloom. Short sustain. Like they don't >go anywhere. No termination problems evident. I'd use deep shoulder >needling to open this up usually. > >Is there a different approach for lacquer hardened hammers? >> > >Yes, if you are going to needle a Steinway factory installed hammer, you >will need to go straight down through the crown, about 1/4 inch, at least, >between the string grooves. If this doesn't do what you want it to, >then try two >needles, into the hammer right in the string groove, but make sure that there >isn't just one string that is causing the zing. > It is always a mystery just how much lacquer there is in these hammers. > As far as "bloom" goes, there may or may not be any there. > > > >Ed Foote RPT >http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >
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