Ron, presuming the Boston's have a Kawai hammer, a quick gang-filing/ironing of the crowns will bring them up. Don't suppose I would use juice on this style of hammer, ever. In one situtation (it was a Kawai NS-20, but could've easily been a Yamaha or similar) after several filings I resorted to hardener, and it did "change" the tone, but not in a musical way. This particular instrument just didn't have it. Perhaps similar to some older uprights, if the resonance isn't there, it just isn't there. Regarding your Bostons however, I'm sure they'll be great! The hammers won't miss that outer layer of felt, and the immediate improvement will likely make client and dealer much happier than the lengthy presumption of "playing in." IMHO Mark Cramer, Brandon University -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Ron Koval Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:09 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org; caut@ptg.org Subject: Boston verts break-in? (xpost) Sorry for the multi-post for those of you on both lists.... A local school district has taken delivery of some Boston uprights. The choir director describes the tone as "woofy". He's used to the sound of his old Kawai full upright. (bright, but I've managed to keep it pretty even) I told him I'd check with you all on how they break in. Do these brighten up with a little playing, or do I pull out the juice? I haven't seen them yet, so I'm not sure what kindof prep they've had..... Ron Koval Chicagoland _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your existing Internet access and enjoy patented spam protection and more. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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