<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The grooves are on the backside because the hammers have some wear and they were overstriking.     The lacquer I applied to the shoulders on the back of the hammers quickly soaked under the strike point.  The result was more power, more dynamic range, and a nice bell tone.   I was surprised because the front of the hammer is rock hard with lacquer, and the back appeared to have only what was applied at the factory.  There's still room for more lacquer in the back of the hammers, but the piano doesn't require it.  </font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 6:10 pm<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_2cd01adb-d88b-4d86-b675-2dcc1daaa124"> <style></style> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">OK, not that it really matters as I agree with Chris’s comment about where the lacquer should go (on the crown between the strikepoint and the molding), but what does that prove exactly?  Are the grooves on the backside because of a hard blow, soft blow or just a blown boring job.  </span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></div> <br> </div> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> 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>!<br/> </div>