That wasn't about tone that was about "cutting" through the mix. I did work for "Pablo Cruise" and took their C7 and thoroughly soaked the hammers in lacquer/thinner. These were rocks. The pianist, Cory Lerios, said it was better but could be brighter. I offered aluminum hammers but then couldn't find a maker. David I. From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@easnet.net> To: <caut@ptg.org> Subject: Re: stringed instrument lacquer Date sent: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 00:47:12 -0600 Send reply to: caut@ptg.org > > > > Still, that certainly does not mean that one cannot get good results. I > remember seeing some instruments years ago in a city which shall remain > nameless that had had their hammer hardening done by a solution of plain > white sugar and water. It worked...sort of. Produced rather a sweet > sound. (Sorry - bad joke. It's still early, and I haven't had my morning > > coffee yet.) > > Best. > > Horace > > > Well I hope you use plenty of sugar. If there were a Grammy for the best > sounding piano with "doped" hammers it would have to go to the piano used > in the song from " Grease" freaturing Olivia Newton John, with the words > "you are the one that I want" or something like that, or maybe that is > the title. > That sound reminded me of a rock group I tuned for (once) (Pablo Cruise) > that had a super bright Yamaha C1 or C2. I asked the road manager if > they wanted it voiced. He said, "hell no" I took to mean he knew what > voicing was. I asked him how the hammers got so bright. > He said he soaked them with Elmers glue the last time they were voiced > because the keyboard player complained that they sounded too soft. > So between sugar and Elmers I guess we have a happy medium. I would > like think the sugar would give that sparkling sound I heard in that piano > backing up Olivia NJ. ---ric > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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