Hi John, You said "voicing", but I'd make sure to include the prospect of tone building and not just needling. As has been mentioned, Steinway hammers come a bit unfinished so that the dealer's technician can taylor the tone to the application. Your hammers will last you a lot longer if you start out with them more heavily lacquered than they typically come from the factory rather than waiting for them to play in. And your pianists will probably thank you because they won't have to work so hard. Tanner ----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Chapman" <johnchapman at asolare.org> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:45 AM Subject: [CAUT] new steinways > Our music department just received four new Steinways: one D, two Bs, and > an A. Other than the obvious tuning and voicing, what immediate prep > would you suggest? > John Chapman > Wake Forest University > Winston-Salem, North Carolina > >
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