<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Wim-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Check for noise from the jack regulating cushion hitting the spoon.  Pianotek sells soft cushions already on the button.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Proceed slowly and build rapport with the faculty.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Change one or two notes and ask "Do you like the direction I'm going with this?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Don't make absolute or final statements. Say "Let me think about what you've said and see what I can do."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/7/2004 5:44:36 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] more problems with the D</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Two problems with the D. (Yes the same one)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>First, I misinterpreted the faculty's comments. It wasn't "brassy" as such, as much as it lacked focus. I perceived this to mean to bright. So I voiced it down. But now he says it has lost it's power. He says the hammers will never come back. Is he right, or is there a way to get the power back on without them becoming too brassy?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The other problem, which I also misunderstood, is a noisy action. He said something about it when he complained about uneven voicing with the soft pedal on, but I missed his comments. I compared the action noise with that of the other D, and there does seem to be a little more action noise. I've narrowed it down to when the hammer returns, kind a of a mild knocking sound. I tried voicing up the wippen cushion, but that didn't do anything. Could it be that the back under key felt is too hard? Would that solve the noisy action? (remember, this piano is less than 2 years old. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>