<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> I would think that on a hard blow the hammer would under center because of the flexing of the shank hitting more on the proximal side.  Similarly on a soft blow, the hammer would hit more on the backside, though I suppose it depends ultimately on how accurately the hammers were bored in the first place.   <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com </div> -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Wathen Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:18 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D   <div> Fred Drasche was a career Steinway Concert Technician.  He used to refer to the front side of the hammer as the "carry side" and the backside of the hammer was the attack side.  He believed that on a fast blow the hammer would overcenter the strike point on the hammer and hit string on the backside (attack side).  Similarily, on very soft to medium blows it would be the front side (carry). If you want to produce more attack sound then, you place more hardener on the attack side of the hammer. He also said you only get one chance to apply lacquer.  This is because the lacquer is a barrier unto itself. A subsequent application will not penetrate to a deeper level within the hammer. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Michael Wathen </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> ----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:itunepiano@aol.com" title="itunepiano@aol.com">itunepiano@aol.com</a> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" title="caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a> </div> <div> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:06 PM </div> <div> Subject: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D </div> <div>   </div> During a 3 day Concert Prep on a 10 year old D, I added Lacquer to power up the piano.   Lacquer would not soak into the key side of the hammers but did soak easily into the backcheck side of the hammers.  I applied the lacquer on the lmid shoulders only, not from the side of the hammer.   Is it an accepted voicing technique to lacquer one side of the hammer and not the other?    What are the advantages or disadvantages?    Bob.  <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>! </div> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>