<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>One quick question for you more experienced techs out there. . . <DIV>    I have a 7' Schimmel on consignment in the= store I work for that needs some radical changes in the voicing.  To th= e request of the previous owner, the bass and upper treble sections have been voiced down considerably.  Unfortunately, the tooner used fabric soften= er as well as excessive steam, as I'm guessing from the shrinkage.  I have= just spent a couple weeks with Boesendorfer in one-on-one voicing training, = so I'm comfortable with most voicing jobs, but this is nasty.  The top 1/4= " or so is as soft as gym socks, it smells like Downy, and there's even a few sco= rch marks in the bass.  Is there any point in trying to save this set of hammers, or should I save myself the agony and just replace them?  O.K.= , now, control your grimaces. :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Elizabeth Heppler, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Montana State University - Bozeman</DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>