Dale- Good to know that. I've bought a set of Abel Naturals for my U-1, which I hope to install while I can still hear. Julia- Meanwhile I spray the crowns lightly with rubbing alcohol (to slightly dampen the felt), then brush lightly. As David says, it doesn't last, but it takes 2 minutes to do every few weeks. Ed Sutton ----- Original Message ----- From: erwinspiano at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:23 PM Subject: Re: Voicing Help Julia I have never understood the Yamaha hammer design philosophy. They come back to the place you've described frequently. even with my best job of voicing I can not get the tone I want or the tone to last with a majority of OEM hammers. So many good low compression hammers works so well in these pianos. The Ronsen is a good one with 3 felts to choose from. I'd go Bacon or VFG felt. The Wurzen felt can be a bit stiff in these pianos. I find the piano in general can develop more tonal potential & dynamics & a more enjoyable tone overall with replacement hammers. Others may disagree....I'm ok with that. Dale Erwin Greetings, I usually shallow needle my Yami's U3 hammers after tuning to take off the "glassy" edge. However, after 10+ years of playing on this piano (This is my personal piano), sugar-coating ain't cutting it anymore. The hammers sound ear-piercing. I side needled the area just in front of the wood core, but this only alleviated the ear piercing sound a little. These hammers were packed hard too! Is Yamaha hammer quality the problem? What am I doing wrong? ...or aren't I needling enough? Thanks Julia Gottshall Reading, PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080505/fee568f5/attachment.html
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