<html> <body> At 01:58 PM 3/21/2005, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello Clarence, I've had this very same issue and was only able to ultimately (after voicing several times) solve it by replacing the hammers, Ronsen Wurzens work great. Good Luck, </blockquote> Or, if you can get them, the Yamaha hammers for the S600.  There is still voicing to be done, but they are, at least, stock Yamaha parts; and the dealer/trustee can probably provide them. Best. Horace <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dl> <dd>---- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:czeches@alltel.net">Clarence Zeches</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a> <dd>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 4:10 PM <dd>Subject: [CAUT] Voicing a Yamaha C-7 <dd>I have a college department chair who wants their almost new (2 years old) Yamaha C-7 voiced down to get a more “German” sound.  The college built a new performance center and one of the trustees of the college, who happens to own a Yamaha dealership, gave the school a new C-7.  The department chair didn’t want that piano in the auditorium but that is where the trustee wanted it to go.  <dd>  <dd>I think the Auditorium seats about 350 and has fairly good acoustics.  The room is used for theater performances as well.  She complains that the piano is very bright and overpowers a vocalist, even if accompanist uses the shift pedal.  <dd>  <dd>I guess my question is can I ever get that “German” sound out of Yamaha hammers?  If so, what is my best approach with the needles? <dd>  <dd>Clarence Zeches <dd>  <dd>  </dl></blockquote></body> </html>