<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 lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;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></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; color:navy'>David Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br> davidlovepianos@comcast.net<br> www.davidlovepianos.com</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>itunepiano@aol.com<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 05, 2008 2:33 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> caut@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The string grooves on this particular Steinway were 1mm off center  to the back check side of the hammers, which was the softer,  un-lacquered side.  </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:48 pm<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D</span></font></p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_fa45e5e9-8b5d-450e-b94a-7b9a255b3ba3"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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. </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>David Love<br> <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a><br> <a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael Wathen<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 04, 2008 8:18 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> College and University Technicians<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D</span></font></p> </div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michael Wathen</span></font></p> </div> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt; border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color black'> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in;-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial;-moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;background-attachment:scroll; background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:50%'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:itunepiano@aol.com" title="itunepiano@aol.com">itunepiano@aol.com</a> </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" title="caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a> </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Friday, January 04, 2008 7:06 PM</span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> [CAUT] Voicing Steinway D</span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> </div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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.  </span></font></p> </div> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></font></div> </div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>More new features than ever. 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