[pianotech] Abel naturals - report

kurt baxter fortefile at gmail.com
Mon Jul 19 12:37:12 MDT 2010


I have used one set of Naturals, but they were for an upright. It was a
partially rebuilt big old American upright, and for some reason the previous
tech had restrung the piano but didn't do anything to the action.

The original hammers had aged distinctly in the "honky-tonk" direction
tone-wise. The new set of Naturals actually seemed TOO soft/mellow, but it
might have just been the stark contrast. I also figured they would brighten
up with time, and the client was happy with how they sounded, so I left them
alone.

I have not been back for a follow up tuning yet, so I don't know how they
have settled in.

So anyway, I am somewhat surprised to hear people describe them as overly
hard.





-k
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