On May 6, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Ed Foote wrote: > Yes, something that has helped on problem pianos: > I space the hammers so that on full una corda, the left edge of > the hammer is even with the outside edge of the left-hand wire. > Then, very lightly, file the left side of the crown so that on una > corda, even though all three strings are being struck, the left hand > one is only very lightly contacting the hammer. Just enough so that > all strings are vibrating enough to help the wedges seat more > rapidly. You get improved seating, and a usable una corda. > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html That sounds like a good compromise. I'll give it a try. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100506/95fb9061/attachment.htm>
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